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So Long at the Fair by Christina Schwarz By Melissa J Wantuck  |
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So Long at the Fair by Christina Schwarz (Anchor, 2009) is an emotional rollercoaster of events spanning four decades. Schwarz’s web of intrigue transcends time as it ensnares several individuals. Their thoughts and actions in effect prove the mantra, “History repeats itself.” Everything coalesces into a single serving of consequence for those with an appetite for revenge, thirsting with lustful desires.
Fear grips Jon that he could lose his wife. He’s gotten himself cornered in an affair and doesn’t want to give up either his mistress or his wife.
Ginny is bothered by the change she’s noticed in Jon. He’s been working longer and later hours. He acts distracted and uninterested while talking with her. He’s even been short with her or less forthcoming with the details of his day.
Mark may be Jon’s best friend, but he feels protective of Ginny and what will happen to her when she learns of Jon’s affair. Mark knows how it feels to be cheated on by the love of his life and thinks it may be time Ginny knows what’s going on.
All of Bud’s dreams are about to come true. He has a beautiful wife who’s expecting their first child, and he plans to support them using his golf talent when he’s invited into the professional golf circuit. All he has to do is win the upcoming tournament planned at the golf club owned by his best friend Walt’s father, Mr. Fleischer. With the winnings and recognition he’ll finally be launched and he and Marie can move out of their tiny cabin into a real home.
Marie wants Bud to succeed but she doesn’t think he’s ambitious enough to make his dreams reality. It’s up to her to push him into action. First though, he needs to stand up to Walt and what he did to Hattie, Marie’s best friend. Bud doesn’t believe Walt capable of hurting a woman but Marie knows to what level Walt is willing to go to get what he wants and she knows how to make Bud understand it, personally.
Clark is torn between the two women he loves. Hattie he wants as his wife. Marie bewitched him long ago but he’ll do anything for her even if he doesn’t think it’s a good idea. Maybe it will help Hattie realize how much he cares for her and won’t think about Walt again.
Ethan loves Winifred and dreams of their future together as husband and wife. He only wants to make her happy and will do anything to protect her. Knowing that should be enough to make her love him back.
Schwarz’s method of storytelling taunts readers through her novel. She gives snippets of information then makes you wait for the rest. Little by little, the story forms and you have to read carefully to get it all as the story flies by. Unfortunately, she employs the modern method of writing that has become the accepted norm: the inability to give a coherent conclusion.
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