The Forgotten Waltz: A Novel
By Anne Enright
- Release Date: 2011-10-03
- Genre: Literary Fiction
Description
Winner of the 2012 Andrew Carnegie Award for Excellence in Fiction
"A tour de force."—Francine Prose, New York Times Book Review
"A new, unapologetic kind of adultery novel. Narrated by the proverbial other woman—Gina Moynihan, a sharp, sexy, darkly funny thirtysomething IT worker—The Forgotten Waltz charts an extramarital affair from first encounter to arranged, settled, everyday domesticity…This novel’s beauty lies in Enright’s spare, poetic, off-kilter prose—at once heartbreaking and subversively funny. It’s built of starling little surprises and one fresh sentence after another. Enright captures the heady eroticism of an extramarital affair and the incendiary egomania that accompanies secret passion: For all their utter ordinariness, Sean and Gina feel like the greatest lovers who’ve ever lived." —Elle
Reviews
The Forgotten Waltz
2By Willow MylesI was't very entertained by this book and it didn't move me in any particular way but in it's defense I think I was expecting more passion. It had gotten so many good reviews... It was only finished by me because I can't stand not reading a book all the way through.You'll like it!
4By Revlis77Not the sort of book I would read normally, but I came across it and said why not? The book is a quick read and really is wonderfully written! The authors flair for language, phraseology, and style truly make it a beautiful read! I will definitely read her other work! Enjoy!Wonderful
5By Wendy VictorGreat writing, language and plot. Beautifully observed, and the ending is totally satisfying.Self indulgent ramblings
1By DBecker607In the mental processes of the unsympathetic key character who is no one to be admired. No redeeming story and the prose lacks any real quality. The characters are incomplete, dance in and out inexplicably, and lack dimension. All in all, a bad read no matter what your preferred genre. Kicking my self for finishing it. I cannot imagine why this got published.
