When Alton's ageing, blind uncle asks him to attend bridge games with him, he agrees. After all, it's better than a crappy summer job in the local shopping mall, and Alton's mother thinks it might secure their way to a good inheritance sometime in the future. But, like all apparently casual choices in any of Louis Sachar's wonderful books, this choice soon turns out to be a lot more complex than Alton could ever have imagined. As his relationship with his uncle develops, and he meets the very attractive Toni, deeply buried secrets are uncovered and a romance that spans decades is finally brought to conclusion. Alton's mother is in for a surprise!
Publication Year: 2011
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Oh my lord, I loved how the book revolves around a card game. Trapp’s inclusion in the game definitely added to it however, it lost its sparkle after he died.
Overall, I hated the relationship between Toni and Alton on a romantic level. It just felt weird once they had Annabel and Trapp “talking” to them during the national game.
The whale symbol and summary inclusion definitely saved me from DNFing the book as Bridge talk would certainly bored me
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