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3,5* # Irish Readathon “When you want to see your mother, look at your own face in the mirror”, she said. “Or look at your Mary’s face. Or Mary’s daughter’s face. Emer will be in there. You’ll see. And so will you. And so will you. And so will Mary.” Roddy Doyle foi um dos primeiros autores irlandeses Leggi tutto

Mary O'Hara is a sharp and cheeky 12-year-old Dublin schoolgirl who is bravely facing the fact that her beloved Granny is dying. But Granny can't let go of life, and when a mysterious young woman turns up in Mary's street with a message for her Granny, Mary gets pulled into an unlikely adventure. Th Leggi tutto

Il concept del romanzo non è certo una novità: da Ghost a Ghost Whisperer la storia del fantasma che torna per chiudere un conto in sospeso ci è già stata raccontata in tutte le salse. A fare la differenza in questo caso è l’autore: Doyle è bravissimo. Stile scorrevole e una scrittura intrisa di que Leggi tutto

Četiri generacije žena putovale su kolima. Jedna je bila mrtva, jedna je umirala, jedna je vozila, a jedna tek počinjala život. Divna knjižica o ženskim osećanjima, o sveprisutnoj brizi u njihovim životima za one koje su pre nas bile i koje tek dolaze. O tuzi rastanka, o radosti ponovnog sastanka i o Leggi tutto

Moglo je bolje. Moralo je bolje. Najveći problem je što autor nikako nije mogao da se dogovori sam sa sobom: da li piše za decu ili odrasle? Ravna linija. Ova knjiga bi trebala da nam ogreje dušu i da shvatimo da nas naši voljeni nikad ne napuste. Da uvek možemo čuti njihov šapat u krošnji drveća. A Leggi tutto

It was grand.Definitely the sweetest book I've read all year.Charming Irish dialogue and everyone in the book was likeable.Mary was loveable.Scarlett was loveable.Emer and Tansey...you get the idea.A lot of enjoyment was viewing pictures of the route they took in their car.A perfect ending.What else Leggi tutto

My grandmother died in January. We were expecting it for a while. She had been in and out of the hospital for months, her diabetes causing circulation problems with her legs to the point where he body could no longer keep up. I had realized prior to that what a loss my grandmother would be, but it w Leggi tutto

12 year old Mary starts talking to a lady outside her house.. Turns out it's her great grandmother who is dead... She wants Mary's help to send a message to her daughter who is dying.. It's a cute quick story about 4 generations of women.. It's sweet but the writing style was annoying and the story