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Garth Stein's writing style draws you into the story, keeps you turing the pages and wanting to know more...
Evan fathered a child when he was 17, but was prevented from participating in his son's life until 14 years later....how do you learn to parent, when you meet your son as a 14 year old? How do you make up for lost years?
Another great book by Cecelia Ahern. I can't wait to see this as a movie!
Justin is an art history expert, and terrified of needles. The college campus where he is a guest lecturer is having a blood drive, and in an effort to impress a pretty woman, he agrees to donate blood.
Joyce falls down the stairs, losing her unborn child as a result. Her marriage does not survive the loss and she ends up moving back home with her elderly father.
Joyce begins to have vivid memories of situations involving a young blond girl, seeing the world through someone's eyes...she speaks latin, Italian, and knows historical facts she had never bothered to think about....
Joyce runs into 'an American' and becomes obsessed, feels she knows him, and is not sure why. Justin sees Joyce, and is instantly drawn to her....
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Mary is lost. Her 5 year old daughter died, and since then Mary's life has begun to unravel... She ends up at a yarn shop, and finds comfort in knitting.... Her healing is slow, yet she finds ways to begin to help others, and that helps her begin to weave her life back together.
Realistic grief is etched in the text which only an author who has herself lost a child can understand and adequately put into words. The healing of the repetition of knitting, and the comfort of knitting friends with their own griefs make you want to pick up a set of knitting needles and create your own masterpiece in yarn.
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Alice is a Harvard professor and world famous linguistics expert. She has an exciting and full life teaching, traveling the world speaking at various conferences, encouraging her husband's famous career and research (also a Harvard professor), and enjoying her three grown children. She begins to forget words (a terrifying thought for a linguistics expert), becomes disoriented and lost a few blocks from her home, and after tests and medical consultations is diagnosed with Alzheimer's. The book follows her struggle to maintain normalcy in her life, her emotional struggles and those of her husband, children, co-workers, and students. It is well written, brutally honest, and heart-breaking.
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How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets by Garth Stein
reaganjt, October 4, 2009
Garth Stein's writing style draws you into the story, keeps you turing the pages and wanting to know more...Evan fathered a child when he was 17, but was prevented from participating in his son's life until 14 years later....how do you learn to parent, when you meet your son as a 14 year old? How do you make up for lost years?
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
reaganjt, July 1, 2009
fun read especially for dog lovers....enter the mind of your lovable family dog, who knows the family secrets.(2 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)
Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern
reaganjt, May 7, 2009
Another great book by Cecelia Ahern. I can't wait to see this as a movie!Justin is an art history expert, and terrified of needles. The college campus where he is a guest lecturer is having a blood drive, and in an effort to impress a pretty woman, he agrees to donate blood.
Joyce falls down the stairs, losing her unborn child as a result. Her marriage does not survive the loss and she ends up moving back home with her elderly father.
Joyce begins to have vivid memories of situations involving a young blond girl, seeing the world through someone's eyes...she speaks latin, Italian, and knows historical facts she had never bothered to think about....
Joyce runs into 'an American' and becomes obsessed, feels she knows him, and is not sure why. Justin sees Joyce, and is instantly drawn to her....
(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood
reaganjt, March 24, 2009
Mary is lost. Her 5 year old daughter died, and since then Mary's life has begun to unravel... She ends up at a yarn shop, and finds comfort in knitting.... Her healing is slow, yet she finds ways to begin to help others, and that helps her begin to weave her life back together.Realistic grief is etched in the text which only an author who has herself lost a child can understand and adequately put into words. The healing of the repetition of knitting, and the comfort of knitting friends with their own griefs make you want to pick up a set of knitting needles and create your own masterpiece in yarn.
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Still Alice by Lisa Genova
reaganjt, March 22, 2009
Alice is a Harvard professor and world famous linguistics expert. She has an exciting and full life teaching, traveling the world speaking at various conferences, encouraging her husband's famous career and research (also a Harvard professor), and enjoying her three grown children. She begins to forget words (a terrifying thought for a linguistics expert), becomes disoriented and lost a few blocks from her home, and after tests and medical consultations is diagnosed with Alzheimer's. The book follows her struggle to maintain normalcy in her life, her emotional struggles and those of her husband, children, co-workers, and students. It is well written, brutally honest, and heart-breaking.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
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