Little Vanities by Sarah Gilmartin: book review
Little Vanities by Sarah Gilmartin Going into this book, I had extremely high expectations because Service is one of my favorite books of all time. It gripped me from page one and left me dazed on the other side. I can't quite say that Little Vanities did the same, though there's still plenty to admire in the novel. This is a book that makes its mark in the middle. While the usual pitfall is a saggy middle, Little Vanities has a hard time getting off the ground and making a smooth landing but is utterly page turning in its meat. It took me a while to get past the first 100 pages, but the first chapter we see the four central characters in their Trinity days, it all clicked together. Part of the problem is that Gilmartin sets up the book and its characters through their deflated present day selves. Rachel, a former bottle service girl who married a star rugby player, is struggling to get pregnant with her second child and care for her husband as he navigates...
