THE OTHER
STORY By: Tatiana de
Rosnay 3.7 Stars
Nicolas
Duhamel has transformed himself from an anti-climactic and safe guy into
Nicolas Kolt, the world famous author of The
Envelope. In the process he has become extremely arrogant and ended up
losing the only woman he truly loved.
No need to
worry, Nicolas Kolt is able to move on with a new girlfriend and a killer
advance on his next book. The problem, his publisher believes he is almost done
with his novel when in fact he hasn’t even started it.
Nicolas was
able to pen The Envelope based on
actual events from his past. His father, who died before he was a teenager, was
born in Russia while his mom was born in Belgium. When Nicolas tries renewing
his passport, the birthplaces become a problem as he needs to prove he is truly
a French native. When he obtains the birth certificate of his father he discovers
an unexpected name change. Furthermore, his father was born to a teen mother
who doesn’t disclose the identity of her baby’s father.
The Other Story endeavors to disclose the secrets of
Nicolas’s family while he tries to keep his own life intact.
Pro: Con:
* Quick Read *
Arrogant Protagonist
* Character
Driven *
Short yet Frequent Sexual Descriptions
* Descriptive
Images, Lyrical *
All of the Mystery Elements Not Solved
* Compelling,
Suspenseful, Reflective *
Anti-Climatic Ending
Additional
Elements:
* Family
History and Family Secrets
* European
Locations
* Chapters Switch
between Past Events and Present Events
* Novel
within a Novel
Read-alike
Titles:
Sarah’s Key By:
Tatiana de Rosnay
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake By:
Aimee Bender
Diary of a Bad Year By: J. M.
Coetzee
Portrait in Sepia By:
Isabel Allende
Read-alike
Authors:
Sebastian
Faulks Ward
Just
Steve
Yarbrough Tamas
Dobozy
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