The Mermaid Chair

I really wanted to like this book. And I would have if it had revolved around Jessie's coming back home and getting back in touch with herself, rebuilding her relationship with her mother, being part of this amazing group of women and getting that much needed time to heal and recharge. It was obvious that she needed to break from the endless routine that was her life to be able to, from a distance, see what needed to be fixed.

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What really annoyed me about this book was the relationship with Brother Thomas. It was dishonest and unnecessary. I was annoyed from the moment, after a two-sentence conversation, they both decided they were “in love” with each other. When, in truth, their relationship was just a parenthesis before both of them went on with their lives. They were NOT in love. They just cheated on their lives and I wonder if it was really worth it to hurt the people around them.