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Today I’m excited to participate in the blog tour of ‘The
Faithful Couple’ by A.D. Miller. ‘The Faithful
Couple’ is A.D. Miller’s second novel and was published on February 4th by Abacus.
About the Book:
secret and a bond. Perhaps that was what friendship came down to: a lifelong,
affectionate mutual blackmail.
Neil and Adam, two young men on the cusp of adulthood, meet one golden summer
in California and, despite their different backgrounds, soon become best
friends. Buton a camping trip in Yosemite they lead each other into wrongdoing
that, years later, both will desperately regret.
Their connection holds through love affairs, fatherhood, the wild successes and
unforeseen failures of booming London, as power and guilt ebb between them.
Then the truth of that long-ago night emerges.
What happens when you discover that the friendship you can’t live without was
always built on a lie?
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Publication Date:
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February 4th, by Abacus
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Series:
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Genre:
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Fiction, Literary Fiction
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Pages:
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320
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Formats:
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Paperback, Hardcover, Audio
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Available at:
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My Review:
A couple of weeks ago I received an email about ‘The
Faithful Couple’. Although I don’t normally read much literary novels, this one
sounded very interesting. The reviews I read about this book were all raving, so
I decided to give this one a try.
read and really made me curious about the rest of the book. The characters were
fun to read about and I enjoyed reading about the friendship between Adam and
Neil. It was especially fun to read about how their friendship continued over
the years. What started out as only one summer became a lifelong
friendship, but definitely a weird one. Another plus for this book was the fact
that I haven’t read many books about male friendship. That sure was fun to read
about.
some issues. For one I found some of the chapters a little dull and I easily
lost my thoughts. It wasn’t that the writing was bad. I just felt like their
where some chapters where not much was happening.
so afraid to tell his secret. The ‘secret’ didn’t really sound all that
terrible.. At least not if you think about it from Neil’s point of view. It
would be terrible in my world! But Adam felt this guilt about something that
really was Neil’s own choice.
friendship between Adam and Neil, I did like it. And I definitely enjoyed
reading about their journey. Especially since Adam and Neil both came from two
very different worlds. It was interesting enough but missed a little depth.
My Rating:
The Blog Tour:
About the Author:
A. D. Miller studied literature at Cambridge andPrinceton. His first novel, Snowdrops – a study in moral degradation set in
modern Russia – was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, the James Tait Black
Prize, the Los Angeles Times Book Awards, the CWA Gold Dagger and the Galaxy
National Book Awards; it has been translated into 25 languages.
acclaimed memoir of immigration, class, the Blitz and the underwear industry.
A. D. Miller is Writer at Large for The Economist; he was formerly the
magazine’s Moscow Correspondent and Political Editor. He lives in London with
his wife and children.
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Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always! Facebook | Instagram
