After the Crash in Bound Together

Aug 14, 2015 Diane S ☔ rated it really liked it

Translated for the first time from France, this book has won multiple awards in its home country. A plane crash, two three month old babies on board and one survives while every other being on the plane does not. Really? Well, stranger things have happened in life, so just go with it. In the time before DNA it is almost impossible to prove which baby this was and so two families, one wealthy with connections, one hard working with no connections both claim the baby as their grandchildren. A cour ...more

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Jan 23, 2016 ☮Karen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audio, overdrive, read-in-2016

This was a very entertaining tale about a girl, one of two babies on a flight but the only survivor following the crash, who went on to be the subject of a custody battle between grandparents. After a short legal battle trying to prove the child's identity without the benefit of DNA (it was 1980), the judge makes his decision. One of the grandmothers hires a private detective on an 18 year retainer (really?), and if nothing else this guy provides most of the book's laughs and mysteries while the ...more

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Mar 10, 2015 Dem rated it it was ok

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Feb 17, 2016 Irene rated it really liked it

This was a fun page-turner of a mystery. The writing is not great literature. The de Carville family may have felt like the slightly strange cousins of the Adams Family. The twists may have been a bit implausible at times. But, it hooked me right away. It has been a while since I could not wait to return to a book because I wanted to see what was going to happen.

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Jan 06, 2016 Kats rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2016, audio, mystery, french

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Mar 13, 2016 Mairzi rated it it was ok

Enjoyable but predictable. I think this is why I don't often read suspense/mystery novels, they are either too easy to figure out or way too far fetched and usually replete with poorly drawn characters acting in unbelievable ways. ...more

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Feb 01, 2016 Martha☀ rated it liked it

Shelves: library

After a flight crashes in the French/Swiss Alps, the sole survivor is a 3 month old baby. A battle for her identity ensues as two sets of grandparents vie for her paternity. A private detective is hired and, for 18 years, he attempts to discover some overlooked clue that will reverse the decision.
The premise of this novel is catchy but the execution is mediocre. The characterization is thin and each character is either wickedly demonic or cherubly perfect. The obscure clues, gunplay and attempts ...more

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