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Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney5/13/2023 ![]() It’s a credit to Feeney that these revelations remain impactful and meaningful, despite the fact that the reader will quickly begin regarding each new tidbit with suspicion. Feeney also frequently drops in letters written to Adam by his wife commemorating several of their anniversaries.Įvery chapter - nearly every page - brings some new information, a revelation that changes the way the reader views the characters. Rock Paper Scissors is built of short chapters, each one presenting one of three points-of-view: Adam, Amelia, and a late entry in the form of a mysterious woman named Robin. ![]() This is my first time reading one of her novels, so I can’t vouch for the others, but misdirection doesn’t begin to cover it here. I’m told that misdirection is a trademark of Feeney’s work. They’ve grabbed their dog Bob and headed to a remote chapel-turned-bread-and-breakfast in the Scottish Highlands, where they hope to spend a snowy weekend piecing their faltering marriage back together., If you’re guessing that the only thing that holds more secrets than the Wrights is a remote chapel in the Scottish Highlands, you’re absolutely Wright. ![]() The troubled couple at the center of her new novel, Rock Paper Scissors, are the Wrights, Adam and Amelia. ![]()
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