Book Review

Mrs. Kimble by Jennifer Haigh

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


A compelling family saga about a serial husband. Ken Kimble likes women so much so that he marries three times and has numerous flings. But what he leaves in his wake are catastrophic at best and humbling and worst.

The book looks at marriage and more importantly the dynamic that women hold in a marriage. Whether you're a Betty Draper, expecting the world to be your oyster or a Peggy Olson wanting to be a career girl with a traditional framework - the book leaves you to wonder where the balance is.

I wanted to look at Mr. Kimble as a horrible person but the author doesn't really let you look at Mr. Kimble as a person or a developed character rather you judge him through the eyes of each of his three wives and their children.

It is a great book that I couldn't put down for three days and it has haunted me ever since.



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