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SPOILER Has Anyone Read "All the Time in the World?"

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Yesterday I finished reading All the Time in the World by Caroline Angell. I enjoyed it very much, but I just don't understand the very ending.

 

It was kind of all explained in one long sentence, and I don't understand what happened. I put a **spoiler** warning in the title and I hope people will see it.

 

My question is, did Charlotte have some sort of wedding ritual/ceremony with one of the brothers?  If so, which brother? I have to know!

 

Thanks!

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@sunala wrote:

 

****SPOILER****

 

Yesterday I finished reading All the Time in the World by Caroline Angell. I enjoyed it very much, but I just don't understand the very ending.

 

It was kind of all explained in one long sentence, and I don't understand what happened. I put a **spoiler** warning in the title and I hope people will see it.

 

My question is, did Charlotte have some sort of wedding ritual/ceremony with one of the brothers?  If so, which brother? I have to know!

 

Thanks!


 

 

I may have to write to the author and ask her what she meant at the end! It wasn't phrased in a way that I understood. Wish me luck!

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@sunala wrote:

@sunala wrote:

 

****SPOILER****

 

Yesterday I finished reading All the Time in the World by Caroline Angell. I enjoyed it very much, but I just don't understand the very ending.

 

It was kind of all explained in one long sentence, and I don't understand what happened. I put a **spoiler** warning in the title and I hope people will see it.

 

My question is, did Charlotte have some sort of wedding ritual/ceremony with one of the brothers?  If so, which brother? I have to know!

 

Thanks!


 

 

I may have to write to the author and ask her what she meant at the end! It wasn't phrased in a way that I understood. Wish me luck!


 

I wrote to the author and she was gracious enough to write back immediately. She explained exactly what I was confused about. It's so hard to believe that this exceptionally well-written book is her first book. It was so good, and it's still living inside my mind.

 

I highly recommend this book!!

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Re: SPOILER Has Anyone Read "All the Time in the World?"

Do you think the author might worry that other readers may be confused? The final sentences were probably carefully written yet still weren't clear.

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Do you think the author might worry that other readers may be confused? The final sentences were probably carefully written yet still weren't clear.


@AuntG I can't really say what the author thinks, but she explained it to my satisfaction. I wouldn't have been able to figure it out if she didn't explain, and then suddenly it made total sense to me.

 

Yes I do think it was confusing, otherwise I wouldn't have actually written to the author, who was very sweet and thanked me profusely for writing to her.

 

I really recommend this book!

 

 

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@sunala, thank you for the recommending this book ... The public library does not have it listed nor does it state that the book is on order ... so I will check my library book store.  I read a few reviews on it and it seems to be a book that I could keep in my car and read when I am waiting for my GD to get out of school.

 

 

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@sunala, thank you for the recommending this book ... The public library does not have it listed nor does it state that the book is on order ... so I will check my library book store.  I read a few reviews on it and it seems to be a book that I could keep in my car and read when I am waiting for my GD to get out of school.

 

 @mzlg I hope you'll be able to get it! Good luck.


 

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@sunala wrote:

@sunala wrote:

@sunala wrote:

 

****SPOILER****

 

Yesterday I finished reading All the Time in the World by Caroline Angell. I enjoyed it very much, but I just don't understand the very ending.

 

It was kind of all explained in one long sentence, and I don't understand what happened. I put a **spoiler** warning in the title and I hope people will see it.

 

My question is, did Charlotte have some sort of wedding ritual/ceremony with one of the brothers?  If so, which brother? I have to know!

 

Thanks!


 

 

I may have to write to the author and ask her what she meant at the end! It wasn't phrased in a way that I understood. Wish me luck!


 

I wrote to the author and she was gracious enough to write back immediately. She explained exactly what I was confused about. It's so hard to believe that this exceptionally well-written book is her first book. It was so good, and it's still living inside my mind.

 

I highly recommend this book!!


 

Because you didn't understand the end, it seems that part wasn't written well . 

 

It's great the author answered your questions, and you enjoyed the book . 

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@sunala wrote:

@sunala wrote:

@sunala wrote:

 

****SPOILER****

 

Yesterday I finished reading All the Time in the World by Caroline Angell. I enjoyed it very much, but I just don't understand the very ending.

 

It was kind of all explained in one long sentence, and I don't understand what happened. I put a **spoiler** warning in the title and I hope people will see it.

 

My question is, did Charlotte have some sort of wedding ritual/ceremony with one of the brothers?  If so, which brother? I have to know!

 

Thanks!


 

 

I may have to write to the author and ask her what she meant at the end! It wasn't phrased in a way that I understood. Wish me luck!


 

I wrote to the author and she was gracious enough to write back immediately. She explained exactly what I was confused about. It's so hard to believe that this exceptionally well-written book is her first book. It was so good, and it's still living inside my mind.

 

I highly recommend this book!!


 

Because you didn't understand the end, it seems that part wasn't written well . 

 

It's great the author answered your questions, and you enjoyed the book . 


@nomless you are correct. I don't think that sentence (which was pivotal) was written in a clear manner. I read it over a dozen times and it still didn't make sense. After I asked her and she explained it, it still didn't make sense. This is her first book, so I'm hoping this was just a weak sentence (albeit an important one) and that there are more wonderful books to come.

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