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Book Review of A Week in Winter

A Week in Winter
A Week in Winter
Author: Maeve Binchy
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


I was too disconnected from this book to truly enjoy it. Each character's story tied into another character's story either intricately or loosely, all centered around the opening week of a getaway hotel in Ireland. I wanted to hear more of the stories of certain characters (Chicky, Rigger, Winnie) and much less of others but just as I became really involved, the snippet of their life abruptly ended. All of this totaled up to loose threads and an unraveled mess of what could have been a tapestry. The colors were there; the threads were there; I could see some embroidery. It just didn't come together for me like I feel it should have.