Hemingway's Chair

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Summary: Book is a lot of things
Review: This book was a fun read. A slice of life story, character study, pro & con Hemingway critique, look at British society from the inside and out..., good stuff. I lived in Key West Florida for six years and can tell you that the main character does indeed live, a thousand times over, in various forms and makes yearly pilgrimages to Key West. There were some laugh out loud moments that are to be expected from Palin, but also a bit spice some might not expect. Very enjoyable.

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Summary: Ordinary people whose lives are disrupted -- very real!
Review: This delightful story takes place in an English shoreline town that's just a little bit stuck in time. A new Postmaster comes in and, Martin, a Hemingway affectionado who thought he was next in line for the position, finds his life becoming decidedly unpredictable. The American lady, Ruth, who is in town researching a history of the women who loved Hemingway, in her travels finds a chair that had belonged to Hemingway himself. Love (or what is imagined to be love)... lost Love (or shared interest, which should be the base of love) found. Shady dealings. A bit of blackmail. And the chair... is it haunted? Does it contain a ghost? Is Martin delusional? All of the above or none of the above? The reader will have to decide. No matter what the reader decides, s/he should find the book charming in its honesty and realism -- and perhaps, like I do, may discover a desire to read "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

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Summary: Ordinary people whose lives are disrupted -- very real!
Review: This delightful story takes place in an English shoreline town that's just a little bit stuck in time. A new Postmaster comes in and, Martin, a Hemingway affectionado who thought he was next in line for the position, finds his life becoming decidedly unpredictable. The American lady, Ruth, who is in town researching a history of the women who loved Hemingway, in her travels finds a chair that had belonged to Hemingway himself. Love (or what is imagined to be love)... lost Love (or shared interest, which should be the base of love) found. Shady dealings. A bit of blackmail. And the chair... is it haunted? Does it contain a ghost? Is Martin delusional? All of the above or none of the above? The reader will have to decide. No matter what the reader decides, s/he should find the book charming in its honesty and realism -- and perhaps, like I do, may discover a desire to read "For Whom the Bell Tolls."