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Original Title:	State of the Union
ISBN:	0099468298 (ISBN13: 9780099468295)
Edition Language:	English

State of the Union

Douglas Kennedy

Paperback | Pages: 629 pages

Rating: 3.78 | 2417 Users | 205 Reviews

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Title	:	State of the Union
Author	:	Douglas Kennedy
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 629 pages
Published	:	June 1st 2006 by Arrow (first published November 22nd 2005)
Categories	:	Fiction. Contemporary

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Hannah Buchan thinks herself ordinary. She is not the revolutionary child that her painter mother and famous radical father had hoped for. Raised in the creative chaos of 1960s America, Hannah vows to reject her parents' liberal lifestyle, and settles instead for typical family life in a nondescript corner of Maine.

But normality isn't quite what Hannah imagined it would to be, and try as she might to fight it, the urge to rebel against the things that hem her in grows ever stronger. Eventually, a series of encounters puts Hannah in an exhilarating but dangerous position - one in which she never thought she would find herself.

For decades, this one transgression in an otherwise faultless life lies buried deep in the past, all but forgotten - until a turn of fate brings it crashing back into the limelight. As her secret emerges, Hannah's life goes into freefall and she is left struggling against the force of the past.

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Luckily the German title of the book totally missleads!I expected it to be another boring romantic novel like one of these Nicholas Sparks books. My reason to read it though was that I wanted to get it off my bookshelf and later on distribute it among one of those free libraries - and aside of all that you DO want to read a weak book from time to time, don't you?But I was taken by surprise - the romantic aspect was quickly resolved and I learned it was much more a description of todays (well not

Douglas Kennedy never disappoints. This wasn't my favorite of his novels; in fact, if you want to get to know his work, I'd start with just about any other. But the pages always turn fast, the characters are consistently strong, and he's the perfect mix between literary and commercial fiction, leaning toward literary (which I like). It says something significant when I still give my least favorite novel of his five stars.One big disappointment: it gets so tiring to read portrayals of

But what's wrong with doubt? How can anyone hold a black-and-white view of things when, in the end, most human interaction is so profoundly grey? Those closest to us do things that are baffling. We, in turn, do things we don't totally comprehend. Because we never really understand others, let alone ourselves.3.5 stars. This was my first Douglas Kennedy and I really enjoyed it. Although I found the plot entertaining and interesting, what hooked me was his insightful descriptions of the complex

A good read, but at first I couldn't bear it because the main character was a heavy smoker; I felt like I was in the room with her and the only way to leave was to close the book.

Douglas Kennedy knows how to weave an engrossing tale. He builds the pace, the storyline, the characters up, up, up... sometimes the story seems a bit slow or circular, but you know it 's all taking you someplace. And someplace that will have you turning the pages deep into the night, as you can't stop reading. I've read a few Kennedy novels, and they all have a similar trajectory. We start with a fairly ordinary scenario with a regular person in a familiar situation. Then some fissure, some

The heroine is a dreadful narcissist and I was unable to feel any sympathy for her. A great example of a male author being unable to write in the female first person.

In digging through my many boxes of books for something to read, I pulled out this one. Why didn't I read this book a long time ago? It was a compelling, hard-to-put-down book. It's written in 1st person by the character Hannah (Latham) Buchan and details her life and how an unfortunate impulsive act came back to haunt her and everyone she knows 30 years later.This book is divided into 2 parts. The 1st half covers 1966 - 1973 and sets the background for the 2nd half. It's a time of marching in