Weekend
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.16 (864 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1551526352 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 294 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Hamilton's writing is propulsive. Elliot and her wife, Joe, are at their cottage a week after Joe has given birth to their first child; meanwhile, Logan brings a new lover, Ajax, to the island to celebrate her 50th birthday—and to propose. The novel switches between Ajax and Joe's points of view as, over the weekend, many secrets are revealed and realities faced, such as whether Joe can trust Elliot, and whether Logan has what it takes to care for Ajax's failing health. (July)\n . But Ajax has reservations of her own regarding both her health—she has a heart condition—and aspects of race, class, age, and queerness on which she and Logan diverge. Agent: Carolyn Forde, Westwood Creative Artists. From Publishers Weekly Hamilton's ninth book (after Hunger
"Startling. Uncomfortable. Worth it, despite ending far too soon - reads like the first half of a story. And leaves you wanting m" according to betty jo. Startling. Uncomfortable. Worth it, despite ending far too soon - reads like the first half of a story and leaves you wanting more. Depicts what we rarely get to read about - that who we are within our own biology is still an issue, perhaps even more so, at midlife. Lesbians, trans, bi-identified take heed.. Janice Erlbaum said I feel like I know these people.. I loved the characters in this book. They drew me into the story so thoroughly, and they felt so real. When I was finished with the book, I wanted to go find them and friend them on Facebook so I could keep up with their stories.. Don't waste your money Don't waste your money. The characters are all a bunch of shallow, narcisstic navel gazers who need a reality check big time. The dialogue is crap; people don't talk to each other this way. And I was so distracted by the use of them/their as pronouns for one genderqueer character that even if I had liked the book it would have ruined it for me.
One woman celebrates her fiftieth birthday, which causes her to reconsider what she wants out of life and her partner; the other couple are the parents of a new baby, which cannot conceal the turmoil of their relationship. Weekend is a plaintive, moving exploration of the true nature of love?about trust, negotiation, and what's worth keeping in the end.Jane Eaton Hamilton is the author of eight previous books.. In this intimate, sexy novel, two lesbian couples living next door to each other one summer in cottage country find each of their relationships at a crossroads