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"Orson and Lily meet by accident on an airplane ride and have one of those instant, unexpected physical reactions to each other. They seem to be the perfect match for each other and quickly arrange to meet again. When they next meet the attraction is still there and they quickly progress into a physical relationship. They think they are in love and want to move forward with their lives together, but there is one problem...they are both married...to other people.
Lily dreads telling Edward, her husband, and Orson doesn't know what Vivien, his wife, will do without him, but they cannot bear to stop seeing one another. They finally decide to go away to Florida for 4 days and make a final decision as to how they are going to tell Edward and Vivien and when. Unfortunately, their plane crashes right outside of the airport and they never tell their spouses.
Both Edward and Vivien are relieved that their spouses were not on the plane that went down, after all, Orson was on his way to Paris and Vivien was on her way to Los Angeles, so they felt pity for those who had friends and relatives on their way to Florida, but went on with their lives. But when they didn't hear from them for several days, they started to worry. When they are called to identify bodies at the morgue from the crash, they are stunned. The police officer tells them that their spouses were traveling together, but that couldn't be, could it? They were dedicated couples and loved and relied on each other - Orson and Lily wouldn't betray their love, their trust, would they? As both Vivien and Edward try to deal with the death of their spouses and their wrenching sense of betrayal, they are inexplicably drawn together and eventually have to decide if it is worth the potential pain to open up and trust and love someone again.
I enjoyed the book, but it wasn't anything spectacular. The characterization is a little blurry and it was hard to understand the motivation of Vivien and Edward at times, like why they wouldn't even tell their respective families that their spouses were cheating on them. The plot got a little slow towards the middle/end of the book and ended rather abruptly, but life doesn't always have starts and finishes so that was okay. All in all, the book was well written and entertaining enough, but then, I didn't buy the book, I borrowed it for free. Is it worth buying? I couldn't say, maybe the movie is better...?
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Debbie, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- angst over past traitorous lover
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- politician/elected ruler
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
- blissful
- sensitive
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- confident
- blissful
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
City?
Yes
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 50%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 1-2 sex acts
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