Reviews: Misplaced Persons (6)
“Not my cup of tea”
(Hardback)
Not my cup of tea.
I was so looking forward to reading this book after the fantastic blurb given by the publishers. It’s just a shame that they managed to make a mountain out of a molehill.
The plot should have flowed well. Man hits a midlife crisis. Has affair with a younger, beautiful woman. Wife gave up everything to raise children. Now works as an English teacher for those wanting to learn English. Perfect daughter. Difficult teenage son. Exuberant happy seven-year-old. The mother bereft after losing her husband decides to take in a refugee.
This could have been a great book. A moral tale of how divorce can affect not just the immediate family but extended family and friends. Midlife crises create huge problems as do teenagers. Add fostering a refugee amidst the terror attacks in Europe and this really should have been a truly excellent book. Unfortunately, it wasn’t. The characters didn’t ring true. They had no depth, except maybe the refugee. He was the only one I could pity.
Bluebell
Elite Reviewing Group received a copy of the book to review.
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Misplaced Persons
Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction
Susan Beale (author)
Hardback Published on: 04/03/2021
Price: £16.99

