Helpful Score: 2
This novel was woven together beautifully. The author looks at ordinary people in a pretty brutally honest way; the plot doesn't follow any expected route. The book is set in Cardiff, Wales - I don't think I've ever read a book set in Wales, which was also enriching for me. I was delighted to discover this author, and will read more of her books.
Helpful Score: 1
"The Master Bedroom: A Novel" is a story about a woman in a middle age crisis caring for an older mother and no vocation to keep her mind from wandering. During this time she also becomes romantically entangled with a married man and his son.
Sounds like a chick lit, doesn't it? It isn't. There aren't any soap operatic scenes. But, that doesn't stop Hadley from creating a quiet kind of dramatic tension that quickly propels the plot. If you like Virginia Woolf, you'll probably enjoy this.
Sounds like a chick lit, doesn't it? It isn't. There aren't any soap operatic scenes. But, that doesn't stop Hadley from creating a quiet kind of dramatic tension that quickly propels the plot. If you like Virginia Woolf, you'll probably enjoy this.
