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Genevieve
 

Genevieve

by Eric Jerome Dickey

The sensational New York Times bestselling novel, now in paperback

Genevieve is brilliant and beautiful. Her husband has a thriving career. Together, they have a beautiful home in Los Angeles. Together, they're crazy in love. Then one day a family tragedy brings Genevieve back to her Alabama hometown, back to a past she hoped her husband would never discover, and back to secrets... (read more)

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Liked It

Denny L
  • Rated 4 stars

“Professional middle class seemingly have it all young couple living in the American dream. Or are they? The husband craves his wife Genevieve's affection due to his childhood issues, the wife lives behind a glass wall , but perform sex as a duty rather than a joy, is a control freak due to her childhood issues. All secrets, are revealed when they return to Alabama to bury her grandmother. The husband has an affair with his sister in law Kenya who seems to have the sexual drive that his wife...”

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Didn’t Like It

Laverta F
  • Rated 1 stars

“Too long and drawn out, I could never really get into it. The only reason I continued to read the book is to see if it ever got any better. It didn't!”

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Community:
  • Rated 3.892019 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 3.5 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • fivepages

    fivepages said:

    “i also agree this was not one of his best. the more i read it, the more predictable it became.”

    posted Saturday, July 12 2008
  • estelle4700

    estelle4700 said:

    “I never finished this book. It was not my type of read.”

    posted Thursday, July 10 2008
  • Jenny I

    jenny i said:

    “The characters are very realistic, and for people who are married, they may be able to relate to a lot of what the characters in the book are going through. ”

    posted Friday, March 7 2008
  • Keenan L

    keenan l said:

    “Great book, The author makes you feel like you're part of the story.”

    posted Thursday, November 15 2007
  • SEXXXY READER

    sexxxy reader said:

    “This book was really interesting...it gave a twist that i didn't see coming and it have an underlining message also”

    posted Wednesday, November 14 2007
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