The Things That Keep Us Here
by:
Carla Buckley (author)
BONUS: This edition contains a The Things That Keep Us Here discussion guide.Everything seems quiet on Ann Brooks’s suburban cul-de-sac. Despite her impending divorce, she’s created a happy home and her daughters are adjusting to the change. She feels lucky to be in a supportive community and...
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BONUS: This edition contains a The Things That Keep Us Here discussion guide.Everything seems quiet on Ann Brooks’s suburban cul-de-sac. Despite her impending divorce, she’s created a happy home and her daughters are adjusting to the change. She feels lucky to be in a supportive community and confident that she can handle any other hardship that life may throw her way. But then, right before Thanksgiving, a crisis strikes that turns everybody’s world upside down. Suddenly her estranged husband is forced back onto her doorstep, bringing with him his beautiful graduate assistant. Trapped inside the house she once called home, confronted by challenges she never could have imagined, Ann must make life-or-death decisions in an environment where the simple act of opening a door to a neighbor could jeopardize all she holds dear.The choices she makes will impact the lives of those around her irrevocably and linger in the reader’s memory in this marvelous first novel, written with authority, grace, and wisdom.Look for special features inside.Join the Circle for author chats and more.RandomHouseReadersCircle.com
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780440339151 (0440339154)
Publish date: February 2nd 2010
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Pages no: 361
Edition language: English
Category:
Science Fiction,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Speculative Fiction,
Contemporary,
Thriller,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Dystopia,
Apocalyptic,
Post Apocalyptic,
Suspense
It's been a long time since I've listened to an audiobook - I love them but it needs to be exactly the right book with exactly the right narrator otherwise I wander off into dreamland and then miss parts of the story. But this is an excellent choice for an audiobook - an emotional, captivating story...
I have to come back to this book and add.....After reading this book, I found two dead birds; one in my backyard and one in my son's yard! It was like whooeee!! The author did such a great job of realistically portraying the way things could be; of making me think, "Yes, this could all happen!" C...
"This was another LibraryThing Early Reader prize from Bantam Dell. The timeliness of the subject matter cannot be ignored, and Ms. Buckley does a tremendous job of showing what could have happened (or may yet happen) with H1N1. Given all the hype over that particular virus, the fact that I was re...
This reads like a screenplay. Not that Buckley is a bad story teller, but if I read a movie I want it to be because of subtitles.Unlike others, I like the overly dramatic aspects of this book. It's like a bird-flu soap opera. I'm not one that is drawn to family drama or dystopia that doesn't heav...