Mapping the Edge: A Novel

Great story, the ending was a little flat though. I didn't expect all the graphic details, I think the book would have been better without it myself. Still a good read.

Such a delicious book!

Interesting. A bit spicy. Can't wait to discuss this with our book club.

Really suspenseful.I loved the way Dunant wrote three parallel stories. The ending was disappointing, which kind of wrecked it for me.

Mysterious, Intense!

Would be a great book club book. Expect there would be great discussion regarding the alternating scenarios played out back

Anna is a single mother living in London. The father of her child didn't even know she was pregnant and is not in the picture. Anna decides to go to Florence knowing that her daughter is well taken care of by the child-minder for a few days. The story is told from two points of view (actually three). One is Anna's best female friend, a corporate lawyer in Amsterdam, who flies over to London when...more

Anna is a single mother living in London. The father of her child didn't even know she was pregnant and is not in the picture. Anna decides to go to Florence knowing that her daughter is well taken care of by the child-minder for a few days. The story is told from two points of view (actually three). One is Anna's best female friend, a corporate lawyer in Amsterdam, who flies over to London when she is contacted by Anna's other good friend, a gay man who is a surrogate father for Anna's child, when Anna is a day late coming home. The other point of view is Anna's in Italy except that two alternative scenarios are presented one after another. In one Anna has come to Florence alone and is kidnapped on her way to the airport on her return. In the other Anna has come to Florence to meet a lover. The lover didn't arrive on time but when he phones just before she is due to leave for the airport Anna goes to meet him and decides to stay longer. So in the one scenario, Anna's failure to contact home is beyond her control while in the other it is a series of errors that mean Anna has not been heard from. We don't find out which is true until the very end and therefore we don't know whether Anna is in danger or not.It's a very clever technique and very readable as well. I'll be looking for more of this writer's books.   hide

this was a crazy book that I couldn't put down. When I was done, I wasn't sure if I liked it or not, but in the end, decided that I did like it.

Sarah Dunant is my new favorite author. I chose this book after reading In the Company of the Courtesan and wondering what else the author had written. Mapping the edge did not disappoint. I devoured this book in mere days. All the qualities you're looking for: well-developed characters, scenes you can see and fell as well as a gripping, yet tender plot. I was as amazed with this book of...more

Sarah Dunant is my new favorite author. I chose this book after reading In the Company of the Courtesan and wondering what else the author had written. Mapping the edge did not disappoint. I devoured this book in mere days. All the qualities you're looking for: well-developed characters, scenes you can see and fell as well as a gripping, yet tender plot. I was as amazed with this book of Dunant's as I have been with her others. Perfect read!   hide