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Lost family members, lost opportunities, lost choices: you name it, this story is symbolic of everything we sacrifice when we refuse to embrace much needed CHANGE and CHOICE. Fear of the unknown can cripple your life and leave you on the flatline. Justine, the main character, is intuitive - she and

I think this is the most beautifully written book I have ever read. I can open to any page and get drawn in. Bittersweet and inspiring.

This weekend my worst nightmare came true! I found myself facing a long plane flight with NOTHING TO READ! I had miscalculated how long it would take me to finish the novel I was reading on my outbound flight from Houston to Seattle, finishing it early leaving me with nothing to read on the home-bou Leggi tutto

This book was good, but not one of Tyler's strongest works. It deals with Justine who is a fortune teller. But it also deals with all of her family who are somewhat puzzling, but overall endearing. It's funny how this novel comes with a mixture of strong and amusing parts as well as long, dull parts Leggi tutto

Until my local library closed due to Covid-19, I was systematically reading all of Anne Tyler's novels, or at least as close as possible to their chronological order. This one, followed closely by Ladder of Years and The Accidental Tourist, is my favourite. I would pick it as number one, as the myst Leggi tutto

In 1912, Caleb Peck walked away from his family and from Baltimore and was never heard of again. Some 50+ years later, his brother Daniel and great niece start tracking down leads to try to find him. "If I could just walk to church with him once more," he told her, "only this time, paying closer att Leggi tutto

Hace poco cumplí 40 años. Era una edad que esperaba con mucha ilusión desde hace tiempo. En las vísperas de mi cumpleaños, busqué algún título para celebrarlo. Tenía un antojo un poco abstracto, quería algo con pasión, sexo, libertad y feminidad. Los primeros títulos que se me colaron en la baraja ( Leggi tutto