The Other Side of the Story

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I considered driving over and confronting him at work, but if he was in the middle of a tiramisu-flavoured crisis, perhaps I wouldn’t even get to see him.

The Other Side of the Story - Marian Keyes

That did it. I snapped my phone closed and looked at Andrea, who’d obviously figured out something was up.Dad, me and Mam, we’re worried about you. We think you might be a little . . .’ How could I say this? ‘A little mentally ill.’ A land without a people, and a people without a land” is how the relationship between Palestine and the Jewish people was described by Christian writers in the 1800s. And the 20th-century history of the Middle East has largely been written through these eyes. On one hand, I loved it. It’s Marian Keyes, who is one of my favourite authors. Commonly known as chic lit, Keyes stories are usually full of heroines whose lives are inevitably changed by, sometimes horrific, life events. It was exactly the kind of book I needed to read at this time of life. The mother in Gemma's story was overbearing, annoying and was wayyy too dependant, but she was REAL. And I know that I've enjoyed a book when I am thoroughly and intensely frustrated with one of the characters, because everyone feels that way in real life about at least one person they know. JoJo: I didn't mind her, I found her story was written well. I'm not a fan of affairs but I think JoJo handled her cards well.

The Other Side of the Story: The Villain - Theatrefolk The Other Side of the Story: The Villain - Theatrefolk

She was right. Dad had had his chance for a mid-life crisis a good fifteen years ago, when no one would have minded, when we’d been quite looking forward to it, actually, but instead he’d just carried on losing his hair and being vague and kindly. Gemma - she was bearable, but so, so bitchy. Anyone out there saying "but woman are bitchy" - you've seen nothing yet. She's so hung up on losing her man that she considers his daughter "half mine". I'm rereading this just because I'm busy and still want to read - can put this book down easily.But if you still think that the city is still under authoritarian regime and is uninhabitable, then I suggest that you read this book and see how the western media has bent the situation that between 2019 and 2020 completely out of shape to paint China in a dark light. Oh, and also come to the city and have a look for yourself (you could probably come during the Pandemic and you'll still get better treatment here than many places around the world).