A review by alcyon_alcyon
In the Kingdom of Men by Kim Barnes

4.0

SPOILERS- I really liked this book because there were a few unpredictable elements to the plot: the protagonist did not have an affair although it seemed inevitable, she did not end up with a man at the end, and she did not know exactly what had happened to everyone. I also liked the fact that it was well enough written that the predictable and romanticized plot elements were still very enjoyable. It is not The English Patient, but it is a good escapist read about at time and place that I knew nothing about. My mother and sisters lived on enough compounds when my stepfather was in the foreign service that it was not hard for me to visualize that life, good and bad. This will make a fantastic movie, I think, with the right actresses.