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A Special Relationship (2004)

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0099415380 (ISBN13: 9780099415381)
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Not only is this book not a good one to read while pregnant (or even with a new baby), but it doesn't offer anything to discuss. Except, perhaps, why Kennedy thinks he does such a good job at writing from a woman's perspective... A woman in my Book Club commented that it makes her think of what Jack Nicholson says in "As Good As it Gets" in response to Helen Hunt's question about writing from a woman's perspective. He replies: I think of a man and take away reason and accountability. There is no substance behind the relationship that spirits the plot forward, nor is there much authenticity in the main character's plight following the birth of her child. It seems like everything that can possibly go wrong does - and this is not just small mishaps - the events are extreme. Thus, the story just becomes a suspenseful thriller. Unfortunately, Kennedy is not a great writer, either. There is nothing to challenge the reader except, perhaps, to complete 500 pages of large-font reading.

A really gripping tale well told, but what a hatchet job on us Brits! Made me feel seriously nauseous in its relentless condemnation of anything from this side of the pond. Nothing escaped the somewhat single-minded assassination: The NHS, the legal system, the weather, London, the very nature of the entire English population (apparently), corner shop owners, transport, cost of living, pre-natal care, post-natal care, English b@stard journalist men, posh English bitchy lawyers, drivers, old people, young people...oh and the general messiness of the place. I learn from Wikipedia that Douglas Kennedy lives in London which I find HYSTERICAL. If he loathes the English and everything connected to Englishness so much....the question must be, why subject yourself to it on a day-to-day basis?I feel like I've been thoroughly told off after reading it and must apologise for the existence of my nation. Sorry Douglas, SORRY!

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This is a really good book.....I just wish he would have come up with a better title. You would think this is going to be a romance....IT"S NOT....it is a riveting book about trust, betrayal, post partum depression, fighting for what belongs to you and fighting for what is right. It may start a little slow (that happens with so many books I've read lately) but WOW just hang on and keep reading and you will get a shock in short order! A really good author, I have read him before and knew I wouldn't be disappointed with this one. I only have about 80 pages left to read.....absolutely glued to this book, it really takes me out of myself and all my problems (when I am able to concentrate) .....I highly recommend this British author and any of his books.I have a feeling the ending is going to be a zinger!!!!
—Julie

A Special Relationship by Douglass KennedyJournalists, Sally Goodchild and Tony Hobbs meet when they were dispatched to an emergency trip to Somalia. After a short affair. Sally becomes pregnant and they decide to marry and return to England. The baby, Jack, is born premature that requires extended hospitalization and feeling guilty Sally began experiencing violent mood swings, insomnia and hysterical crying as she descends into post-natal depression. Empathetic insightful and an unpredictable domestic drama with jolting twists. 4 stars
—Kathe Dimeo Coleman

Douglas Kennedy is one of my favorite authors - I will read anything he writes. Sometimes when you have a favorite author, you run the risk they will write subject matter that is a little too close to home. This was one of those books for me. Loved it, devoured it, but had to put it down occasionally to catch my breath.Sally is a journalist based in Cairo, meets and falls in love with and English foreign correspondent. They get pregnant, get married, then things start to go wrong.Kennedy has a way of opening up his characters so you feel their pain (and happiness) as if it were your own. Get your hands on one of his novel, you wont be disappointed!
—Karen

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