The Widow Next Door by L. A. Detwiler
Publisher: Avon
ISBN: 9780008324636
This was a long drawn out narrative about an old lady who
complains about the trials of aging, rehashes her sad past and falls asleep a lot.
I would have quit reading after the first half of the book, but I felt
obligated to finish it so I could write an honest opinion.
I kept waiting for the part that made it a gripping thriller
as advertised. It wasn’t until the last few chapters that the plot got there.
Even then, while the details were being filled in, I had already determined
what the basic outcome would be.
The prose was good. I understood how it would feel to be old
and unloved. But, there was just too much description of a sad lonely life and
the difficulties old age brings without much happening to make it a star in its
genre.
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This was not a book that I enjoyed spending time reading.
Reviewer: Nancy
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