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The Scenic Route
The Scenic Route: A Novel | Binnie Kirshenbaum
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Divorced, alone, and unexpectedly unemployed, Sylvia Landsman flees to Italy, where she meets Henry, a wistful, married, middle-aged expatriate. Taking off on a grand tour of Europe bankrolled with his wife's money, Henry and Sylvia follow a circuitous route around the continentas Sylvia entertains Henry with stories of her peculiar family and her damaged friends, of dead ducks and Alma Mahler. Her narrative is a tapestry of remembrances and regrets...and her secret shame: a small, cowardly sin of omission. Yet when the opportunity arises for Sylvia and Henry to do something small but brave, the refrain "if only" returns to haunt her, leaving Sylvia with one more story of love lived and lost.
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merelybookish
merelybookish
The Scenic Route: A Novel | Binnie Kirshenbaum
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My favourite book of the year? A definite contender! At a crossroads, somewhat aimless Sylvia travels to Europe where she meets up with ex-pat Henry who loves a good meal, fine wine, and a luxurious hotel. Together they crisscross Europe and Sylvia shares stories from her life. A simple set-up but the execution is brilliant. Somehow Kirshenbaum manages to seamlessly weave together multiple time lines. It's a meditation on memory, keepsakes 👇

merelybookish loss, and storytelling. Oh, and it's funny too! Thanks to @sarahbarnes for this wonderful book and being in the Binnie Kirshenbaum fan club with me. Seriously more people need to read her work! 1d
sarahbarnes I‘m so glad you liked it as much as I did! I‘m excited for my next BK read! Happy to be in the fan club with you. 😁 1d
BarbaraBB I‘ve never heard of the author but if you both like her I could very well become a fan too! @sarahbarnes 1d
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sarahbarnes @BarbaraBB I think you would like her! This one is also really good:
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BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes I‘m on a mission now 😀 19h
Anna40 Which one so far do you think is her best? Never heard of her either but I‘m intrigued 😏 10h
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sarahbarnes
sarahbarnes
Scenic Route | Binnie Kirshenbaum
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I‘ve wanted to read another book by Kirshenbaum since loving Rabbits for Food. This one was lovely in a meandering, melancholy way, true to the title. Reflections on life‘s choices, through stories Sylvia tells Henry on their roadtrip, which is itself a story that you know from the start won‘t have a happy ending. Definitely my kind of book.

#10BeforeTheEnd

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youneverarrived Sounds like my kind of book, too. 2w
sarahbarnes @youneverarrived I do think you‘re right. 💕 2w
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