Douglas Kennedy: The Woman in the Fifth

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The Woman in the Fifth

Douglas Kennedy’s new novel demonstrates once again his talent for writing serious popular fiction. The Pursuit of Happiness and A Special Relationship were both Sunday Times bestsellers in paperback.

That was the year my life fell apart, and that was the year I moved to Paris.

When Harry Ricks arrives in Paris on a bleak January morning he is a broken man. He is running... (read more)

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“So far I've found it gruesome and not exotic ( hey, it takes place in Paris.) The sex scenes are poorly described too. After having read it, I am even more disappointed; the storyline is so predictible! The last 100 pages are retelling what happened before without adding a new perpective. You should read the Pursuit of Happiness ( and The Guardian review) and skip this failed opus.”

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