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Sugaring Off by Fanny Britt
4.0
Alex is a wealthy middle aged man who fills his time with expensive hobbies. In Martha’s Vineyard he has bought a sugar "farm" and has hired one of the previous owners to show him how to make taffy (a confection known as chews in the UK), and how to tap maple trees for maple syrup.
He has a problematic relationship with his daughter, having had sporadic time with his two children since his divorce.
He’s also still surfing, inexpertly, and careers into a young woman on his surfboard, Celia, causing catastrophic damage to her knee.
This causes fractures across Alex’s life. His girlfriend of 10 years, Marion, can’t stand how he’s become a snivelling and self pitying wreck. He tries to get close to the family who ran the sugar farm for years, to extract their fortitude and strength. Marion seeks diversion in flings. Celia has a lot more dignity than either of them.
Everything comes to a head at Marion’s 40th birthday party.
Not an easy read, and very rambling and fractured at the beginning. But has some astonishing moments of insight.
He has a problematic relationship with his daughter, having had sporadic time with his two children since his divorce.
He’s also still surfing, inexpertly, and careers into a young woman on his surfboard, Celia, causing catastrophic damage to her knee.
This causes fractures across Alex’s life. His girlfriend of 10 years, Marion, can’t stand how he’s become a snivelling and self pitying wreck. He tries to get close to the family who ran the sugar farm for years, to extract their fortitude and strength. Marion seeks diversion in flings. Celia has a lot more dignity than either of them.
Everything comes to a head at Marion’s 40th birthday party.
Not an easy read, and very rambling and fractured at the beginning. But has some astonishing moments of insight.