I read 40 pages of Chemistry previously and left it there; Rental House had signed copies at the bookstore so i picked it up with low expectations. I knew from the start that nothing would change in their relationship; it's not the kind of book where people change. That's a more charitable way of expressing my frustration with, as you said, the characters' inability to make the best of a mediocre vacation situation.
I read 40 pages of Chemistry previously and left it there; Rental House had signed copies at the bookstore so i picked it up with low expectations. I knew from the start that nothing would change in their relationship; it's not the kind of book where people change. That's a more charitable way of expressing my frustration with, as you said, the characters' inability to make the best of a mediocre vacation situation.
Great piece, Lila! Saving this for a closer second read!
I read Rental House too; your insights are on target.
What did you think was the ending supposed to be, she becomes the matriarch of his family?