Where Or When (Tape)

I think this author is excellent at relationships, but should steer clear of the darkness of sexual obsession.


this book wasted 3 nights of my life!   November 22, 2003
 7 out of 12 found this review helpful

This is the 5th Shreve book I have read. I really wish I hadn't bought it, and if I'd had another novel to take to bed, I wouldn't even have bothered finishing it.

Unbelieveable and cringeworthy. I think it may be the last Shreve book I buy as I read it after The Pilot's Wife which I also found disappointing.

Sea Glass was the first of her novels I read, and really enjoyed it. Sadly, I don't think the others have been quite as good.


Wrong place, wrong time?   August 3, 2003
 7 out of 8 found this review helpful

This is a lovely, moving novel about two people who fell in love when they were fourteen, but were separated through no fault of their own. Both marry other people and live separate lives. Sian is a writer and is married with a 3-year old girl, Lily. Charles is an insurance salesman and he has 3 children of varying ages. However, neither is happy in their marriage and neither has forgotten the other. As fate would have it, Charles sees an advertisement for Sian's latest book, along with a photograph of her, in a newspaper. He immediately knows he must see her and, when at last they meet, the flame burns brighter than ever. Deception, secrecy and hurt is in store for both of them and their families, but despite all odds, they know they were meant to be together. But have they got the timing right, or is their love destined only for tragedy? A superb novel, so poignant that events will linger in your mind long after the last page is turned.