Celine had a brief fling with Patrick in Vietnam 15 years ago when he was married and returning to his wife, and although she moved on and married Mike and had a daughter she could never forget him, and so when she catches a glimpse of him in London all the feelings come flooding back. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Easy to read, but still relatively meaty. I received this book "The Last Time We Met" from NetGalley and all opinions expressed are my own. As a divorced woman, it is always difficult for me to read about marriages ending. Love, forgiveness and the path not followed. I think that most people would ask "when was the last time we met?" “Last Time We Met” by Carol Mason asks the question of whether it is possible for a person to get over his/her first love. But this book deals it so differently. I have read all the reviews. She only had a few days with Patrick before he walked out the door, never to be seen again, yet Celine can’t stop thinking about him...wondering if he was the one that got away? I wanted to like this book more than I actually did. He was a faithful and supportive companion of many years yet she never truly felt like she was in love with him. The writing is, at times, excruciatingly bad and laughably self-conscious. I really enjoyed this book. Second chances. Also why does every book these days have to have some form of child abuse in it? This is a book that I will re-read. [s], SOLVED. Who is Stella Bain? It or your first sentence can be used to refer to a final meeting. I have never read this author before but will go and get her previous two novels now. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Both books had a gimmick at their core, but the gimmick is all this sequel is about. Celine's father is a fabulous character, as are some of the supporting characters. November 1st 2003 With this book and the story it contains! I couldn't wait to share it with others. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. If anyone understands the ending any better than me let me know. Does that mean that Thomas imagined his entire life? Plus, the story of these two lovers engaged me right away. My friend did not get it either, , I had to explain it to her. Spoiler alert-- Waste of time. I will look for mo. But I will promise that you will thank Carol, a wonderful writer, for giving you respite from reality while mad-dashing you through the whitewater rapids of love. As I was reading this book, a strange feeling overwhelmed me: I couldn't wait to review it. October 16th 2018 Celine and her exhusband Mike are now officially divorced except Celine keeps wondering if she made a mistake letting Mike go. To create our... To see what your friends thought of this book, I'm sure we’ve all been there before = that first love that got away. It’s all too good. And in the last sentence it all made sense. All You Need Is Love, The Beatles said. If you enjoyed that album, you will enjoy this book as well. I'm still confused about the ending which seemed unnecessary but I didn't enjoy the book enough to re-read it to discover what it meant for the story that had been told. I really loved this read about second chances. I read in Anita Shreve's interview at the end that there were supposed to be clues to the ending throughout the book, but I can't think of any. If anyone understands the ending any better than me let me know. I got quite a bit more out of this story than I expected before I started it. Injured near the front lines of World War I, an American woman awakes in France without her memory in this twisting historical... Traces the extraordinary resonance a single choice, even a single word, can have over the course of a lifetime. I have to admit that I have thought about that individual for years…since our last interaction. Certainly not like her first true love Patrick who she met in Vietnam when she was 21 years old. No one's life is perfect. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Marriage has its ups and downs. You can still see all customer reviews for the product. Read for my book club; it has been a while since I read this author. In addition to a heartfelt story, this book is so funny at times - Celine's crazy father chasing young women, and her sister making a fool of herself over a man at work.... And Mason writes with such a lyrical quality. Spoiler alert-- Waste of time. I too have divorced and had moments of wondering if I have done the right thing and this author made me so sympathetic to Celine (the main Character) and her dilemma. Every woman has loved and lost and wondered about what if. “It was about how memories of your first love can ruin your future relationships. Does he have anything new out? The couple spent four eventful days together before separating. THE LAST TIME WE MET by Carol Mason is one of those books you leave everything for until you finish ... Facebook, TV, laundry, talks with your spouse, breathing, EVERYTHING! The first chapter is stunning and the writing draws you into this heartfelt believable story. It was a little maddening but Im glad I did not figure it out, hence the thrill of the story.. Because you just have to know what happens to Celine, who though married to the adoring Mike, sees her only real love on a street in London 15 years later. ow to choose a favorite among Shreve's books? Loved the complexity brought to the matter of who we choose to love. The idea of working back in time through the characters lives doesn’t always work but I felt it was necessary, in this novel, in order to produce the impact at the end. Because you just have to know what happens to Celine, who though married to the adoring Mike, sees her only real love on a street in London 15 years later. Normally you'd want her to end up with the love of her life in stories like these but this one had me rooting for her ex-husband! Combine that with the uncertainty of divorcing the only other man you’ve loved who is also the father of your child and you’ve got The Last Time We Met. They shared reminicing of their families and life and past love experiences I've read this author in the past and enjoyed her books thoroughly so I'm not sure why this just didn't click for me sooner. No one's life is perfect. That said, however, this one is truly terrible. Carol Mason explores those questions, contrasting one woman's memories and reunion with her first love, fifteen years later while juggling the demands of family, work, and friends. It is something like the time when Cheech and Chong released an otherwise empty record album, with the words "You have just been ripped off" at the end. Spoilers ahead. Two couples on beach vacation. Several years later and married and with … But this book deals it so differently. It tells the story of a consuming love between a man and woman; or does it? Along with many others, I found it idiotic that she was pining for this guy for 20 years and never contacted him. The Last Time They Met By Anita Shreve Linda and Thomas were writers; and while at a gathering they saw each other for the first time in many years. We’d love your help. Celine is a romantic married to an incredibly practical and good-natured man, Mike. Start by marking “The Last Time They Met” as Want to Read: Error rating book. I was surprised by the ending, but relieved by it too - I just was doubting that it was going to happen! I will look for more by this author. I have read many women's fiction novels that deal with the one that got away. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Did not end as I had anticipated. I thought it was marvelous manipulation on the part of the author, for I never had a clue as to what she was up to. THE LAST TIME WE MET by Carol Mason is one of those books you leave everything for until you finish... Facebook, TV, laundry, talks with your spouse, breathing, EVERYTHING! And OMG what a story! And I wonder if I should have made extra efforts to encourage a relationship with someone who might have been my true love. This is the same feeling I had when I first read Emily Giffin and made the startling discovery that chick lit didn't have to be vapid--that it could be engaging, intelligent, and introspective. It may be my nature as a scientist but the superfluous writing by Shreve is just not my style. Recounted in reverse order in three parts beginning with the present tense. The Last Time They Met By Anita Shreve Linda and Thomas were writers; and while at a gathering they saw each other for the first time in many years. Celine is a romantic married to an incredibly practical and good-natured man, Mike. She forces the comparison, since this book is a vastly inferior sequel. I literally had goosebumps as I read the final couple of pages. This isn't the first book of hers that's poorly plotted, but usually her moving prose and intricately-drawn characters more than compensate for any weaknesses of story. This isn’t away, but I did find it incredibly irritating. This is actually the fifth book if hers I've read. Normally you'd want her to end up with the love of her life in stories like these but this one had me rooting for her ex-husband! I read the book without knowing anything about it so it took until the middle of the book for me to realize that was the structure and maybe if I understood this ahead of time I may have been better prepared and accepting of it. I thought it was marvelous manipulation on the part of the author, for I never had a clue as to what she was up to. Early/mid 2000s book by middle aged male writer narrator who loved a girl in high school and who he got into a car wreck. God, what a ride this book was. He didn’t seem all that incredible, he holes up in some jungle cabin for 4 days of sex and then leaves her. Also why does every book these days have to have some form of child abuse in it? Very satisfying read. Loved the complexity brought to the matter of who we choose to love. Interesting Premise, but Does Not Quite Make it, Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2018. I am the Kindle #1 and Amazon Charts bestselling author of After You left, The Secrets of Married Women, The Last Time We Met, Send Me A Lover. by Lake Union Publishing. Only time will tell. I can’t manage the genre of romantic fiction. You could not in all honesty call this ‘chic lit’. Always good to find a new author who might become a fav. Love story /find each other as adults/car accident/peace corps. Great writing. Part one was slow going, using as one of my friends pointed out, overwrought phrases like “…the small trapezoidal carton of nachos” and later “a day without you seems a day un-lived, bearable only because I summon memory, mine subject to the merest oxidation, a faint rust blowin. THE LAST TIME WE MET by Carol Mason is one of those books you leave everything for until you finish ... Facebook, TV, laundry, talks with your spouse, breathing, EVERYTHING! Just downloaded After You Left. Fans of well written chick lit and romance. I have to admit that I have thought about that individual for years…since our last interaction. ( own). the way so much of life tends to be resolved, if the truth be known. Celine and her exhusband Mike are now officially divorced except Celine keeps wondering if she made a mistake letting Mike go. All that time ago she’d spent four blissful days in Vietnam with Patrick but the memory remains indelible upon her heart. But I think most readers dont understand why the last sentence is the way it is. "The Last Time They Met" is the story of Linda and Thomas and unfulfilled love. I have read many women's fiction novels that deal with the one that got away.
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