This Beautiful Life

Living what appears to be an exceptional reality, with financial and career success, access to the good things in life, and a world of hope for the future, the Bergamot family discovers that the royal flush they had been dealt can easily be transformed into, or shown to be, a house of cards. When 15-......more

Somebody pour me a drink. I feel like I've survived something here. First off, let me say that I listened to this on CD going to-and-from work, and the fact that the reader was overwhelmingly droll and snooty certainly tainted my impression of the book. It was very challenging to tolerate her smug......more

The cover of the NY Times Book Review? Really? Really? Okay, this'll teach me to run out and buy a book based on that kind of coverage. The review was longer than the book. Tho t'aint the length I quibble with, more the "huh? Nothing much happened" factor that irks me. The premise was intriguing and......more

This book lost me from hello, and whilst at times it made an effort to win me back I never really bought it. The premise is good one, its what caught my attention, and I was excited to receive an uncorrected proof from Waterstones. Examining the worst challenges a family can face from the relative sa......more

This book wasn't sure exactly what story it wanted to tell. The blurb on the cover says the book is about what happens to a family when the teenage son gets caught up in an sex email scandel. But this is done in a very basic way and I didn't ever really feel for anyone in this book. The characters s......more