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The Pilot's Wife

The Pilot's Wife
by Anita Shreve
Hardcover: Mar 1999,
293 pages.
Paperback: Mar 1999,
293 pages.

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Rated 3 of 5 of 5 by michel
i thought it was a little to grown up

Rated 2 of 5 of 5 by Veronica
I'd heard great reviews about this book, but I found it to be quite boring. Initially, I couldn't put it down. After a few chapters that feeling quickly changed. I thought the story was unrealistic. I find it hard to believe that a husband could've actually pulled that off for almost five years with no suspicions from a wife.

Rated 4 of 5 of 5 by Nicole
Nicole, 14
I really enjoyed this book, but some bits were confusing. Surely Jack would have slipped up some time in the four and a half years he was married to Muire. They kept on talking about whether or not he was guilty of the bomb on the plane, and they eventually reached the conclusion <<edited for potential plot spoiler content>>. I thought the way Shreve used descriptive language was amazing, but the reaction of Kathryn wasn't as accurate as it probably would have been in real life. If i found out my husband had married someone else 4 and a half years earlier and went on to have a family with her, i'd probably flip. Over all i really enjoyed reading it, it was the first book i've read of Anita Shreve's and i've already read another one!

Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Sarah Hunt
I loved this book.
It really sucked me into it.
I loved the words and the description of the book.
I think it was fabulous.

Rated 3 of 5 of 5 by Anonymous
The book had potential to be really interesting and quite explosive! Great concepts of love, betrayal, grief, intrigue and possible tension. these were never fully explored except for grief. I found the book too slow to begin with and not enough detail in the end.

Rated 4 of 5 of 5 by Anonymous
It was boring at first, but it got interesting as i turned the pages!: )
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