- Hardcover
- 341
- Solace By Belinda McKeon
- Belinda McKeon
- English
- 09 February 2018
- 9780330529846
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CHARACTERS Solace By Belinda McKeon 109 P baling the hay and ploughing the fields Mark's pursuit isn't work at all and indeed Mark finds himself whiling away his time with pubs and parties His is a life without focus or responsibility until he meets Joanne Lynch Very disappointing Mark Casey is a selfish and unlikeable character I felt the story skimmed over parts were I would have liked detail such as Mark Joannes relationship and then gave too much detail on other parts like Marks thesis which I didn t find interesting at all and once I had finished the book I didn t see the relevance of it all A Faint Cold Fear ploughing the fields Mark's Sweet Mandarin pursuit isn't work at all and indeed Mark finds himself whiling away his time with Sweet Mandarin pubs and The Lost Heart of Asia parties His is a life without focus or responsibility until he meets Joanne Lynch Very disappointing Mark Casey is a selfish and unlikeable character I felt the story skimmed over The Secret Life And Brutal Death Of Mamie Thurman parts were I would have liked detail such as Mark Joannes relationship and then gave too much detail on other The Tavern on Maple Street parts like Marks thesis which I didn t find interesting at all and once I had finished the book I didn t see the relevance of it all
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