"Random Hearts", by Warren Adler

Originally published in 1982

Vivien Simpson and Edward Davis came together after a tragic air disaster. They discovered during the investigation that their loving spouses were entangled in a love affair and was on a tryst to Florida when the plane went down, the two paramours died on impact. Vivien and Edward were determined to pick up the piece and embark on a hunt for the truth behind their spouses’ infidelity.

Mr. Adler wrote the novel after being moved by the 1982 Air Florida Flight 90 disaster. In 1999, the novel was made into a motion picture directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas. The author tells us in a note that the movie although good was far from the story he wrote.

Vivien and Edward explore their marriages as a way to discover why their spouses cheated on them. As they dig deeper into the stories they find themselves attracted to one another and the relationship between them grows.....As I was reading I kept visualizing Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott in the roles of Vivien and Edward

What an interesting premise two people having a discreet affair and not a soul knows about them, nor even suspects. As I was reading, one page lead to another I was so involved in the characters and their emotions I had to see how it would end. They author’s word strikes so deep with the sense of betrayal and leads us to the core of relationship and love....Some may question themselves.....just a basic need to know...

Although I enjoyed this book it wasn’t anything out of the extraordinaire. A bit slow at times and ended abruptly. The story is not deep and the language is ordinary but the emotions are lasting...

‘Random Heart” is quick and moody story I enjoyed passing time with.

I received this book from The Book Whisperer for my thoughts.