A Separation

A mesmerizing, psychologically taut novel about a marriage s end and the secrets we all carry A young woman has agreed with her faithless husband it s time for them to separate For the moment it s a private matter, a secret between the two of them As she begins her new life, she gets word that Christopher has gone missing in a remote region in the rugged south of Greece she reluctantly agrees to go and search for him, still keeping their split to herself In her heart, she s not even sure if she wants to find him Adrift in the wild landscape, she traces the disintegration of their relationship, and discovers she understands less than she thought about the man she used to love.A story of intimacy and infidelity, A Separation is about the gulf that divides us from the lives of others and the narratives we create for ourselves As the narrator reflects upon her love for a man who may never have been what he appeared, Kitamura propels us into the experience of a woman on the brink of catastrophe A Separation is a riveting stylistic masterpiece of absence and presence that will leave the reader astonished, and transfixed. New Download Kindle ePUB A Separation author Katie Kitamura – kino-fada.fr Ohthis is an interesting book I didn t want to put the book down It s also a little odd The prose is somewhat hypnotic The writing is crisp undecorated but striking.A young woman receives a phone call from her mother in law wanting to speak to her son She says she doesn t know where he is Isabella is upset and has been trying to reach his cell phone for days Last she talked to him he mentioned that he and his wife were taking a trip to Greece Isabella then says, well you are here i Ohthis is an interesting book I didn t want to put the book down It s also a little odd The prose is somewhat hypnotic The writing is crisp undecorated but striking.A young woman receives a phone call from her mother in law wanting to speak to her son She says she doesn t know where he is Isabella is upset and has been trying to reach his cell phone for days Last she talked to him he mentioned that he and his wife were taking a trip to Greece Isabella then says, well you are here in London, so he must have gone without you Isabella buys her daughter in law a plane ticket to go to Greece, and sends her to the hotel where her son said they were going No mention of the word Separation to the mother in law which has been going on for six months The young woman is suppose to bring Christopher back home to his mother I really don t want to give this story away but I think for those readers who have enjoyed the writing of Julie Otsuka, and Vendela Vida will enjoy Katie Kitamura s...I m between 3 and 3.5 stars here.I ve ranted previously about how much I dislike when books are marketed as the next So rather than rant, let me get the record straight right off the bat despite what you might have seen, Katie Kitamura s A Separation is not the literary Gone Girl of 2017 I liked the former a littlethan the latter, but I didn t feel Kitamura s book was rooted in a mystery as Gillian Flynn s was, so if that s what you re looking for, this book isn t for you I m between 3 and 3.5 stars here.I ve ranted previously about how much I dislike when books are marketed as the next So rather than rant, let me get the record straight right off the bat despite what you might have seen, Katie Kitamura s A Separation is not the literary Gone Girl of 2017 I liked the former a littlethan the latter, but I didn t feel Kitamura s book was r...A Separation is an exquisitely written ride to nowhere And we are riding sidecar with a main character who thinks alot, but even as we turn the last page still doesn t know what she wants If writing isimportant to you than plot, as it is for me, generally, this could be ...A young woman, eight years younger and separated from said husband, a man who is unable to remain faithful She has agreed, on his request, to keep this a secret form the time being, not even letting his doting mother and father know She is surprised to find out he has traveled to Greece, ostensibly to research his next book about mourning customs This she learns when she receives a phone call from his mother, saying she was worried that she hasn t heard from him To assuage his mothers fears A young woman, eight years younger and separated from said husband, a man who is unable to remain faithful She has agreed, on his request, to keep this a secret form the time being, not even letting his doting mother...A Separation was not what I expected, but I ended up liking it once I got in the right head space As described, this is a book about infidelity and a marriage that falls apart But what surprised me was the way in which the topic is approached It s a very subjective meditative piece written from the perspective of the unnamed wife Following her recent separation from her husband Christopher, she is called upon by her mother in law to go find her ex on a Greek Island Once there, the narrator A Separation was not what I expected, but I ended up liking it once I got in the right head space As described, this is a book about infidelity and a marriage that falls apart But what surprised me was the way in whi...The protagonist talked continuously throughout the entire novel, only stopping, when I closed the book every few hours for a much needed break Not one other character said a word I never felt like I was reading strange feeling to have, when you re holding a book in your hands.The author took a physiological approach to her writing and dissected all aspects of every observation, e.g., thoughts, gestures, movements, feelings, turning an emotional situation into a sterile analysis.Some might loo The protagonist talked continuously throughout the entire novel, only stopping, when I closed the book every few hours for a much needed break Not one other character said a word I never felt like I was reading strange feeling to have, when you re holding a book in your hands.The author took a physiological approach to her writing and dissected all aspects of every observation, e.g., thoughts, gestures, movements, feelings, turning an emotional situation into a sterile analysis.Some might look at this author and see genius Some critics did Hemingway s returned to life and this time, he s a woman Tom McCarthy A stark, urgent, beautiful novel Siri HustvedtFor me, it s difficult to say much about too much being said about so little Yes, this is the exact thought I was left with, when finishing the final page of Separation I could not connect with the author s unique style of writing, but to those of you...Between two people, there will always be room for failures of imagination 3.5 Stars The narrator receives an urgent call from her mother in law, wanting to know why her son Christopher isn t answering her calls during his travels in Greece The narrator and her unfaithful husband have been separated for six months, but they ve...For some reason, this book has a ton of holds on it at my local library and fairly middling reviews here on Goodreads That s not always an incongruous thing, but it still strikes me as odd If people are clamoring to read something, I would expect it to have a generally positive response This doesn t and as someone who has a strong interest in book marketing I work in marketing for academic books, but would love to pursue a career doing it for trade books , I m incredibly fascinated by things For some reason, this book has a ton of holds on it at my local library and fairly middling reviews here on Goodreads That s not always an incongruous thing, but it still strikes me as odd If people are clamoring to read something, I would expect it to have a generally positive response This doesn t and as someone who has a strong interest in book marketing ...Gosh, this is ponderous Essentially plotless, this is an internal monologue as a woman, separated from her philandering husband, goes in search of him in Greece and realises that their relationship is completely over view spoiler when he s found dead hide spoiler That s it While she meets some people who kne...Definitely my kind of book It was a lazy winter Saturday morning I was sitting on the bed and sipping cappuccino Peaceful guitar music from the speakers was meandering through me The music was serene with a touch of melancholy, echoing the undertone of the book, and created just the right ambiance for me A wife, upon the request of her mother in law, went to a deserted town in Greece in search of her estranged husband Kitamura s gentle and flowing prose invited me to join the narrator, the Definitely my kind of book It was a lazy winter Saturday morning I was sitting on the bed and sipping cappuccino Peaceful guitar music from the speakers wa...

• English
• 27 December 2017
Katie Kitamura
• Hardcover
• 231 pages
• 039957610X
• Katie Kitamura
• A Separation