Compulsion

by Michael Stewart

Unable to find consolation in her high-society life after the death of her child, a designer clothing store owner slips into the world of one of her models who has committed suicide and assumes a double identity. By the author of Belladonna. Reprint.

416 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Born in June, 1945.

Reviews

[Jasmine]

This was really interesting. I guess I don't read that many books or watch films because the story really surprised me. Even though I predicted correctly some important "mysteries" I could hardly fathom what was happening in the last few chapters. The novel is full of action, mostly psychological but there are some physical fights and breath seizing scenes. Dialogues were fast and witty, some descriptive paragraphs were boring though. Throughout the whole book I felt like I could actually see the events unfold in front of me and after I finished reading I was left with a million thoughts and emotions.

[Ashley Strand]

This book was so dumb. I picked it up from a free book bin and was intrigued by the title and cover photo. I figured I was guaranteed a guilty pleasure read. It was meh. The ending was predictable, the main female character was lame, and the husband was, well, a cad. Here's the thing that got me the most: the husband is a drunken, lazy, philandering cad who gets thrown out by the wife. In all his reflections, he just has himself a pity party about how his wife is so different from the woman he married. Later, he swoops in to save her *spoiler of sorts* and makes himself into a hero. There is no apology, no regret, no contrition for his past acts. No thanks. Don't bother with this silliness.

[Kat]

Nicely twisted.