July Book Club- Double Wedding by Patricia Scanlan

[catherine daly]

Double Wedding by Patricia Scanlan

Book Club meeting

[Abby]

Evening All

[claire]

Morning Abby

Just got me hands on the computer, Ryan was playing games and didn't want to get off. The twins are not asleep yet, so I don't know how things are goin to go

[Abby]

That's okay,

[claire]

Have you read the book. Oh yeah you brought it on holiday didn't ya. what did you think

[Abby]

Although the two main female characters annyoyed me two pieces I quite enjoyed it actually

[Abby]

What did you think if it? How long ago did ya read it?

[claire]

i got the book from my mother and finished it in a day. It didn't make much of an impact on me, it was like reading a magazine and not a Scanlon book. It read too fast, don't know if it was the big print and all the 'space ' on the pages, but I just had to keep going because I just wanted to hear Jess to tell her friend more or less to f***off!! That never happened ofcourse. But what girl would put herself through all that misery with a bloke, when she knew he wasn't interested in her??

Can you see yourself doing that Abby?

[susan]

Phew finally got here. Do you mind if I butt into your conversation girls!?

Claire, my sentiments exactly.

[claire]

Hiya Susan, didn't think you could make it??

[claire]

You said something about the tennis club, what did you not find believable about it

[Abby]

Nope I certainly wouldn't have. I thought it was funny Carol should pick a guy like that considering her background and family, its was like she was wanting to be hurt

[Abby]

G'day Susan
Glad you could make it

[Abby]

Charlie I see you've made it too

[charlene]

just got here had a really bad day with James he is in a real naughty mood, at the mo they are sitting drawing at the table but how long that will last?

[Abby]

Well glad you could make it, even if it's only for a little while

[claire]

Hi Charlie, glad your kids are normal like mine ;D

[Abby]

I haven't read any other books by Patricia Scanlan are all her books long liek this one was?

[charlene]

my thoughts on the book, got to say I quite enjoyed it, it was an easy read the chacacters were annoying but got to say I'm a bit like Jessica and find it hard to say no to people inside my head I'm saying no and out my mouth comes yes from somewhere, I am learning though.I can't compare to any others of Patricias but I have got FRANCESCA'S pARTY to read but I keep putting it off.

[Abby]

Susan where abouts in the book did you get too

[susan]

Didn't think I was going to either just in the door. As you know I didn't finish the book but I left my comments on the July BookClub thread today before this one was set up. I have the book in question in my hand at the moment and can honestly say there is no comparison to Foreign Affairs, City Woman etc. Would this but you off buying another Scanlan book? Does a guy like Gary hang out at tennis clubs!? The storyline of a Double Wedding was very unrealistic to me. I thought the male characters had more of an impact in the storyline than the female. . . Gary was an ar*sehole but I found his character believable accept the part about him at the tennis club!

[claire]

Her other books have better stories. I loved 'promises,promises' and the secquel 'mirror, mirror' and then thr trio of 'city girls', 'city women' & 'city lives'. I would reconmend those, and i think you would like them

Now back to the book in question anybody else got something to say

[charlene]

I don't know what it is with James he gets in these moods and he's so hyper we can't calm him down I've tried all sorts,I nipped to the shops this morning and Jason said he had a fit while I was away all because I didnt take him it was pouring with rain outside and I thought for quickness to nip by myself.. arrr honestly take no notice of me tonight my head is done in.

[Abby]

Charlie I reckon your quite right about Jessica and saying no in her head but not being able to say to to Carol, And I reckon saying no to Carol would be harder than saying no to anybody else because of the way she carries on

[claire]

Jess didn't get a chance to say 'no'. everytime she tried Carole turned things round to her advantage, or fell into line with what jess wanted to a certain extent. She very bossy near the end with saying what the men should wear. But i must say I felt so sorry for her at the end, when her father turned up

[charlene]

I didnt find the book that bad really it wasnt great but I've read worse, it was rather long though and took a long time to get to the point.

[susan]

I got to chapter 26 Abby. I agree with you I would never in a million years have thought a women like Carol with her background and snooty personality would have ever dated a guy like Gary let alone want to marry him - I just cant see that happening in every day life maybe I'm wrong. . . Lets be honest here Gary's a bit of rough but do you wanna marry him?!!!!!!!!!!!

Claire, Can you see a Jack the lad like Gary sitting at the tennis club!!!!! For some reason I don't think so. What did you think of Mike Jessica's finance?

[Abby]

I found I'd start to feel sorry for Carol and then I'd think about how she was treating Jessica and I become ashamed of Carol, I still felt sorry for her but not as much.

[claire]

It's a while since I read it and was just having a quick look a the ending again. I felt so sorry for Carol. I think the end made it clearer as to why Jess couldn't say no. I thought it great though that the two mother got on so well in the end, living accross from each other for years and then ending up getting along so well.

Susan have you read the chapter on the wedding

[Abby]

I think Mike was the peace keeper in all the goings on.