The Rachel Incident - Caroline O'Donoghue
Release Date: June 27, 2023
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Rachel is a married journalist living in London and expecting a child. The book goes back in time recounting Rachel’s journey to the more immediate present and the role the “Rachel Incident” had on her life choices. When she was in her last year of college, it was hard financial times in Ireland and she roomed with James, her fellow sales associate at the bookshop in which she worked. James, who is gay, came to be her lifelong best friend. Rachel had a crush on her married college professor, Dr. Byrne, who, to her dismay, developed a liaison with James. While Rachel participated in the dating scene, her only long term relationship, although on again, off again, was with another James…James Carey.
Although it took me a while to get into it, I enjoyed the story. It is a tale of of friendship, loyalty, autonomy, self discovery. The author created a good sense of time, place and lifestyles of the main and supporting characters. Some have talked about the humor in this book, but I didn’t really find it particularly funny.
Thanks to #netgalley and #Knopf for the ARC
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