Showing 1-1 out of 1 reviews.

• The break up of her long ailing marriage still comes as a shock to Ophelia Dormandy, a junior barrister, whose busy career unintentionally led to the neglect of her husband and son. Ophelia struggles to pick up the pieces of her shattered domesticity while balancing the demands of her job.It happens sometimes that you find it difficult to like the protagonist of a novel and unfortunately I struggled to connect to Ophelia. Mostly I thought her self absorbed and passive. The responsibility for the marital breakup seems to shared equally, while Ophelia appeared to have emotionally neglected her husband he responded in the manner of a spoilt toddler, however I didn't get a genuine sense of regret from Ophelia so I was fairly unmoved by the whole thing. What did affect me was the casual neglect of her son, I never felt as she was truly torn between the work/life balance. Her summer holiday with her son seemed to be less about connecting with him and more about self pity. Her angst at missing her son's plays/games is half hearted at best and her concerns for his well being are vague. As a junior barrister her naivety in dealing with her clients, particularly the adulterous businessman and the disgruntled client, seems incongruous. The only time I thought there may be more to Ophelia was during her interactions with her mentor.Technically I can't find fault the book but as this novel is Ophelia's story I lost interest in the plot quite quickly. Luckily , at less than 300 pages it's a reasonably quick read. Ophelia in Pieces wasn't the read for me but if you like British chick lit you may find differently.

  2.00 out of 5

  shelleyraec

Reviews provided by Librarything.

No reviews here.