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Loading... Tips for Living (original 2018; edition 2018)by Renee Shafransky (Author)
Work InformationTips for Living by Renee Shafransky (2018)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Nora Glasser started driving me crazy about halfway through the book. She's strong and determined one minute, then doubtful and unsure the next. This book is about a double murder in the small resort town of Pequot Point. Nora moved there to heal after being cheated on by her ex-husband, Hugh Walker, and was doing fine until Hugh and his new wife, Helen, decided to invade her space by moving into her town. Now she's the chief suspect in their murder. Of course, Nora's innocent. Never mind that she has a rare sleeping disorder that causes her to sleepwalk, and she can't remember what she did or where she went during these blackouts. In her weak moments, Nora becomes obsessed with her own guilt, but in her decisive moments, she investigates the other quirky characters—all with motives for the murders—to prove her innocence. Even though Nora's flip-flopping was somewhat irritating, the plot was suspenseful to the very end of this original whodunit. ( ) I enjoyed this book, which starts out as plucky-divorcee-makes-a-new-life and quickly turns into a mystery when her ex and his new wife are found murdered in their beds. The twist is that childhood trauma has left the protagonist with occasional sleepwalking episodes so she is concerned that she may be the culprit. Small-town newspapering and the New York art world also feature in this well-written book. Recommended. I read this in a day. It was interesting enough for me to want to keep going. I hadn't figured out the major points of the plot until the book was done! However, I found the main character really annoying. Why was she doing and acting the way she was!? Why didn't she just talk to people like a normal person!? But no, all those feelings and weird problems were kept to herself for way too long to be healthy. I dunno, it was still a good read. Nora fell in love with and married a famous artist, becoming his muse for some of his most successful work before he ends up leaving her for a woman he had an affair with who also happens to be pregnant with his child. Nora flees the city for some peace and quiet, but that is all ruined when her ex and his new wife move into that same small town. Nora tried to behave like an adult about it all, but things quickly changed when her ex and his wife were brutally murdered in their new home. It was an interesting tale of who did it and how this case was solved, mainly due to Nora's efforts. no reviews | add a review
On the day Nora discovered that her husband, Hugh, had gotten another woman pregnant, she made a vow: I will come back to life no matter how long it takes-- It's taken Nora three years. With the help of her best friend, she fled New York City for a small resort town, snagged a job as the advice columnist for the local paper, and is cautiously letting a new man into her life. But when Hugh and his perfect new family move into a house nearby, Nora backslides. Coping with jealousy, humiliation, and resentment again is as hard as she feared. It's harder still when Hugh and his wife are shot to death in their home. If only Nora could account for the night of the murders. Unfortunately, her memories have gone as dark as her fantasies of revenge. But Nora's not the only one with a reason to kill--and as prime suspect in the crime, she'd better be able to prove it. No library descriptions found.
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