false <![CDATA[Breathing Lessons]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168254427m/31181.jpg 31181 37 Maggie Moran's mission is to connect and unite people, whether they want to be united or not. Maggie is a meddler and as she and her husband, Ira, drive 90 miles to the funeral of an old friend, Ira contemplates his wasted life and the traffic, while Maggie hatches a plant to reunite her son Jesse with his long-estranged wife and baby. As Ira explains, "She thinks the people she loves are better than they really are, and so then she starts changing things around to suit her view of them." Though everyone criticizes her for being "ordinary," Maggie's ability to see the beauty and potential in others ultimately proves that she is the only one fighting the resignation they all fear. 3766822 1988 Breathing Lessons total:3795|5:577|4:1444|3:1342|2:345|1:87| 3795 13464 4689 241 3 2 false false Sun Jul 06 18:34:25 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 18:34:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Nov 29 22:29:58 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 22:51:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 1988 Wed Jul 08 09:42:45 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 10:26:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Wed May 20 12:49:20 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 14:14:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 12:04:39 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 12:58:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 15 13:01:14 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 12:58:42 -0800 2009 ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 16:07:23 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 09:26:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Oct 18 06:57:25 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 20:56:55 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Dec 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 22:27:02 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 02:14:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 08:58:11 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 06:10:13 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 08:58:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 09:01:58 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 04:11:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 11:40:41 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 11:43:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 13:23:14 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 13:33:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 11:30:41 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 12:33:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 15:41:05 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 15:55:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 12 09:25:03 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 09:29:27 -0700 2009 twice at least
Maggie and Ira have been married for 28 years. One day they set out on a short trip to attend the funeral of Maggie's best friend's husband. During the trip they take several detours to see old friends and visit their grown children. Along the way we f...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 24 11:38:11 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 11:45:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 08:18:05 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 08:18:05 -0700 2008 1
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