I selected this book because it was on the Best-Seller list and I recognized the author's name. It turns out I have not read others by this author, but I think I will now. I am rating it a solid 4--easy to read and an entertaining story but hard to "suspend disbelief." I guess the genre is magical realism---not a favorite of mine.
The quote above gives a big hint about the plot. Alfie Logan has inherited a gift from his mother and grandmother. He can "do over" events in his life. In the course of the novel, he does this several times. I found it hard to wrap my head around the concept.
The story begins in Nassau with Alfie's arrest for cheating a casino out of millions. Detective Vincent LaPorta is interviewing him at intervals through the book. Alfie doesn't have much to say, only a composition book which he has kept like a diary, and which he reads or has LaPorta read. These are flashbacks for the reader to understand Alfie's life, especially his almost life-long love of Gianna Rule, and his unique ability.
The reader must keep guessing as to whether Alfie cheated the casino or not. And I'll not tell....
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