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The senator's wife

By Sue Miller

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| Mass Market Paperback | 9781408804315

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Maybe some people just like to keep things private. Secret, I guess you'd say.

Love came late to Meri, but in a rush: she met Nathan at thirty six, he moved in a month later, and they married a month after that. Now they are moving to New England and a house of their own - a new life that meri Continue

Maybe some people just like to keep things private. Secret, I guess you'd say.

Love came late to Meri, but in a rush: she met Nathan at thirty six, he moved in a month later, and they married a month after that. Now they are moving to New England and a house of their own - a new life that meri is not sure she even wants. She loves her husband, but feels there may be trouble ahead. Nathan, however, is boyishly excited that their next-door neighbour is the eminent Senator Tom Naughton, a political hero of his, now in his seventies. The Senator is nowhere to be seen, but Meri strikes up an unexpected friendship with his wife, the elegant Delia, sensing that she has much to learn from her - about marriage, love and motherhood. But soon she comes close to a terrible breach of trust that could ruin everything.

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  • The Senator's Wife

    In her seven previous novels, Sue Miller has demonstrated the distinction between being a dependable storyteller and a predictable one. Miller's new novel, The Senator's Wife, provides further affirmation that she belongs in the former category, a ly ... (read full critics)

    barnesandnoble published on Wed, 1 Sep 2010

  • Bookreporter.com - THE SENATOR'S WIFE by Sue Miller

    • Read an Excerpt • Author Talk -- January 25, 2008 Meri is newly married to college professor Nathan. They relocate when he snags an excellent new job in the east, though she has mixed feeling about the move. Although pleased for her husband, she is ... (read full critics)

    bookreporter published on Mon, 30 Aug 2010

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  • A confusing read

    This book started very well, it really got me hooked, but soon I was bogged down trying to piece together the series of events that make up the confusing randomness of the story. Meri, didn't strike me as a very believable character, and Nate was incredibly one dimensional. Delia, felt more fleshed ... (continue)

    This book started very well, it really got me hooked, but soon I was bogged down trying to piece together the series of events that make up the confusing randomness of the story. Meri, didn't strike me as a very believable character, and Nate was incredibly one dimensional. Delia, felt more fleshed out and the absence of Tom through most of the book was I think a waste.

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  • A gentle and slow story about marriage, betrayal, motherhood and dignity. Loved the women characters. The end leaves you a bit of bitterness and sadness.

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    Mati said on Aug 23, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  • English Books
  • Mass Market Paperback 320 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 140880431X
  • ISBN-13: 9781408804315
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury
  • Pub date: Apr 20, 2009
  • Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD and Others
  • In other languages: other languages Libri Italiani
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