'The Promise of Happiness' by Justin Cartwright
3 January 2008I hadn't heard of Justin Cartwright until I was given a copy of his novel 'The Promise of Happiness' though he has quite a few books and several literary prizes and nominations to his name. I really enjoyed 'The Promise of Happiness' - a study of modern family life which bears comparison to 'The Corrections' by Jonathan Franzen. As with 'The Corrections' the story unfolds, in turn, through the eyes of two elderly parents and their three grown-up children as they move towards a family gathering. In Cartwright's book the narrative leads to a reunion in Cornwall after the elder daughter is released from an American prison. The alternating narrative viewpoints maintain the momentum and manage to elicit your simultaneous sympathy for several opposing points of view. Recommended.
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