The notion of the story is incorporated into the structure of the novel. The Rock Paper Scissors motif repeats from time to time. Now, he adapts novels by other writers, and is good at it, makes a nice living. It won him early acclaim (at 21) but never got made, despite repeated attempts. Enough so that he found someone willing, eager even, to marry him.Īdam’s great personal screenplay is Rock Paper Scissors. The sound of a voice, a personal scent, individual physical movements. But, as is the case for many people with unusual qualities, he has learned to compensate. (see first marriage noted above) The mutual discomfort in their marriage is clear, to the reader, anyway, but there are mitigating circumstances.Īdam has a neurological glitch called prosopagnosia, which means he cannot see distinguishing features on faces, including his own.įace blindness makes it tough to deal in a very social world, if one cannot differentiate friend from foe, or lover from casual acquaintance. Wright for a long time.Īll right, this is getting way too close for comfort.

But behind closed doors, things have been wrong with Mr. We’re both pretty good at keeping up appearances and I find people see what they want to see. A winter weekend away to a remote part of Scotland. And no, my wife and I have no weekends planned for some remote snowy locale.) Adam and Amelia are trying to save theirs. (Sorry, no thriller material in either of my marriages, well, none that I will admit to in court. (I am nothing if not tenacious.) So, I appreciate the marital issues that arise in this wonderful thriller. I reached a significant benchmark in my marriage while reading this book, a twentieth (china) wedding anniversary. Nothing like having a positive attitude when you’re trying to salvage a troubled marriage. What he doesn’t know, is that if things don’t go according to plan, only one of us will be going home. You can’t get this close to a cliff edge without seeing the rocks at the bottom, and even if my husband doesn’t know the full story, he knows that this weekend is a last attempt to mend what got broken. We’ve tried date nights, and marriage counseling, but spending more time together isn’t always the same as spending less time apart.

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