A Midlife Intermezzo

Book excerpt: REVIEWS of A MIDLIFE INTERMEZZO **** Four stars (out of five) Fans of schadenfreude will devour this compelling story of a midlife crisis that deteriorates into obsession. Boas Gonen offers a drama of the human soul in A Midlife Intermezzo, the compelling story of one mans midlife crisis gone awry The first-person perspective, which can be tricky, is well crafted. The voice is candid and honest. It provides suspense just when the story needs it: It was time to quit while my sanity was intact, although I wondered whether it wasnt too late for that. The characters are fully dimensional and fallible This is a tale of one mans struggles, providing enough interest to inspire pressing on through all four hundred pages -Clarion (Foreword) Review Gonens writing flows competently, including scenesetting, dialogue and point of view (some sections are in Svetlanas voice); he uses Vips medical background to good effect, and his discussions of opera are well-informed ... -Kirkus Reviews