The authorAnna Quindlen is an American journalist and opinion columnist whose New York Times column, Public and Private, won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1992. She began her journalism career in 1974 as a reporter with The New York Post. Between 1977 and 1994 she held several posts at The Ne...
I will be reading more Anna Quindlen. This was my first Quindlen novel, and I found myself reading along and thinking, "I'm really enjoying these characters. They're so real. They're really so much like my own family. I love how this author gets out of her own way." And then, right at 50% of the way...
Audiobook version from Audible.com, read by Hope Davis. This was my first experience with Anna Quindlen's work, and I chose to listen to this book on the strength of the user reviews. It did not disappoint. It has been a long time since I've become so immersed in the emotions of a story that I compl...
Really disliked this book, a rambling narrative with parts of the story wandering away into abstract memories and rarely, if ever, making it back to the main point. The characters are bland and unlikeable, especially the main character. It was the sort of book, that I read in an afternoon as I was s...
I read this very quickly which is always a plus for me. Half way through the story there was a big twist which surprised me but from there, it felt like it just never really dealt with the twist well. The ending was a bit disappointing. A nice quick read but nothing amazing. She has written far bett...
I tried it but couldn't get into it, which was really disappointing because the synopsis sounded good. I just felt like the author was to scattered and changed subject matter way too much throughout the first few chapters - it confused me and couldn't keep my focus.
I am not done yet, but I just spent the better part of my Saturday morning bawling on my deck. Coffee got cold, bugs were buzzing around my head, but I am loving this book. It's desperately sad and heart-wrenching, but sometimes a good cry over a fictional character's problems can be so cleansing!...
Raw. Powerful. Real. Not for cynics or sissies. If you have experienced a devastating event that has permanently divided your life into a "Before" and an "After," this book will really speak to your heart. I know it spoke to mine. If you're fortunate enough not to have been through the fire, ther...
"This is my life: The alarm goes off at five-thirty with the murmuring of a public-radio announcer, telling me that there has been a coup in Chad, a tornado in Texas. My husband stirs briefly next to me, turns over, blinks, and falls back to sleep for another hour. My robe lies at the foot of the be...
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