Double Fault

Double Fault by Lionel Shriver was a wild ride. A searing look into the complexities of married life in the context of pursuing one's dream career. Wilhemina (Willy) and Eric are two aspiring professional tennis players battling their way through the WTA and ATP circuits, but when Eric's innate talent well surpasses Willy's, Willy is unsure whether her marriage to Eric is to blame. I loved this novel and will read more Shriver in the future!

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Pruzy

Double Fault | Lionel Shriver

Ho hum...a quiet Friday night. Is it wrong that I‘m drinking coffee while reading this amazing novel so late at night?

Crazeedi I drink coffee any time of the day or night! 😊 5y

Pruzy @Crazeedi Glad to hear I am not the only one! 5y

BarbaraBB Sounds like an evening well spent! (edited) 5y

Pruzy @BarbaraBB Indeed! 5y

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Pruzy

Double Fault | Lionel Shriver

Managed to visit my favourite used bookstore in Saskatoon, Canada called Westgate Books. It‘s been some years since I‘ve been. This is my first time visiting their new location and it perfectly replicates the feeling of their old location! My only complaint is that their literature section is divided by male/female authors and the female sections are startlingly small. I couldn‘t find Wolitzer, but I found the tagged book!

LeahBergen I love that bookstore and always try to go when I‘m in Saskatoon. 👍🏻 5y

Pruzy @LeahBergen Glad to hear it! 5y

Megabooks Cool! 5y

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Lcsmcat What an odd way to shelve fiction. 5y

8little_paws That way of shelving is extremely off putting 5y

Tamra Yes, that‘s odd organization. 5y

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Weird shelving idea - but that photo makes me 😁 5y

Pruzy @Lcsmcat @8little_paws @Tamra @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Glad you all agree that it is an odd organizational structure 🤔 5y

GypsyKat Wow, that seems weirdly segregated. 5y

8little_paws Honestly it's weird enough to me I probably wouldn't buy from them. 5y

TheLudicReader What could possibly be the reason for such a classification? 5y

Pruzy @GypsyKat @8little_paws @TheLudicReader I wonder if it is a hold over from when someone thought that they were highlighting women's fiction progressively. Now it just seems like they are highlighting how out of touch they are with such a small women's section that is in no way reflective of the current ratio of female authors active and writing amazing fiction today. (edited) 5y

GypsyKat @Pruzy I think you‘re right. 5y

Pruzy @GypsyKat Thanks! 5y

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JennAndrew

Double Fault | Lionel Shriver

1. Anything chocolate- I‘ll take it all 👌🏻.
2. Netflix binge was Stranger Things, or Spooky Monsters with the kids, which is actually pretty cool. Currently re-watching Parks & Rec, my favourite, but that‘s on Prime.
3. The latest to stress me out was Double Fault by Lionel Shriver, and not in a fun way. I had to bail on the building marital tension 😬.
4. About 24 hours! 😄
5. I will when I figure out how to identify fellow newbies!

CherryPie I don't know how to identify noobs either! 😄 6y

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