Book Blurb:
Anna Williams-Bonner has taken care of business—that is to say, she’s taken care of her husband, bestselling novelist Jacob Finch Bonner, and laid to rest those anonymous accusations of plagiarism that so tormented him. Now she is living the contented life of a literary widow, enjoying her husband’s royalty checks in perpetuity, but for the second time in her life, a work of fiction intercedes, and this time it’s her own debut novel, The Afterword. After all, how hard can it really be to write a universally lauded bestseller?
But when Anna publishes her book and indulges in her own literary acclaim, she begins to receive excerpts of a novel she never expected to see again, a novel that should no longer exist. Something has gone wrong, and someone out there knows far too much: about her late brother, her late husband, and just possibly… about Anna herself. What does this person want, and what are they prepared to do? She has come too far, and worked too hard, to lose what she values most: the sole and uncontested right to her own story—and she is, by any standard, a master storyteller.
My Review: 3.5 stars
The Sequel by Jean Hanff Korelitz is the sequel to the book club favorite, The Plot. Personally, I didn’t see the need for a sequel, but of course became invested once the hype got real.
Anna Bonner, Jake’s widow, takes the role of protagonist in this one as writes her own novel and not surprisingly, finds great success. During that time, she also realizes that the story that Jake was accused of plagiarizing has come back to haunt her. Again, this story is a game of cat and mouse and keeps readers on their toes.
I believe book clubs that enjoyed The Plot will enjoy this one too. In my opinion The Latecomer was by far Korelitz’s greatest book of her career. I’m always looking forward to what’s next from her!
Quotes I liked:
There are carrots and there are sticks, and then there is the outright offer of publication to an unpublished writer.”
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