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published
January 31st 2006
by Bantam
(first published 1988)
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Mass Market Paperback, 400 pages
isbn
0553587811
(isbn13: 9780553587814)
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In this acclaimed early novel New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice takes readers on an intensely moving journey through the intimate terrain …more
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Read in October, 2009
It is true that the most endearing stories are those that touch on the most ordinary subjects. This one is a perfect example – in it’s “ordinariness”, it elicits more empathy, and the audience is more captivated. Again, as in the other of Luanne Rice’s novels, I was able to easily relate to the Catholic background, the tight-knit families, and I must admit, to the character of Gerogie Swift who consciously gets suspicious of the goings-on between her husband and his female colleague....more
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Read in March, 2010
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People who believe in marriage and family
This is actually the first Luanne Rice book I've ever read.
It was a fast read and a page turner.
And I am a sucker for happy endings.
But given my mood for the recent days, I didn't want a happy ending for this book. I admire Nick's perseverance in the travels, but I hated his job. He always had to stay away and it frustrated me. However, the photographer is another story. I liked his job, and he would make things easy for Georgie. However, that wasn't how the ...more
It was a fast read and a page turner.
And I am a sucker for happy endings.
But given my mood for the recent days, I didn't want a happy ending for this book. I admire Nick's perseverance in the travels, but I hated his job. He always had to stay away and it frustrated me. However, the photographer is another story. I liked his job, and he would make things easy for Georgie. However, that wasn't how the ...more
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My friends will probably think I'm crazy giving this book five stars; however, it is one of my favorite novels of all time! The first-person narration is fantastic, and I love everything about the story -- the relationship between the sisters, their mom, and their grandma; the observatory project taken on by the protagonist; the fact that two men in the story fly to work in a seaplane every day; the compound where the family lives ..... everything! Forget what you know about Luanne Rice based ...more
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I truly felt like each character in this book was a real person. I'm just not sure I really liked most of them.
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Read in December, 2008
A wonderful book! I couldn't put it down for hours when i would read!
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Read in September, 2008
Most of the book was good, I didnt like how about 90% of the book talked about not trusting your spouses when you are away, many of the couples in the book had huge trust issues.
I did like the work that the main character did, she started a foundation to observe human behavior. Sounds like something I would really enjoy doing myself.
I did like the work that the main character did, she started a foundation to observe human behavior. Sounds like something I would really enjoy doing myself.
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A love story where this book takes you on an intensely moving journey through the intimate terrain of a rapturous marriage in sudden jeopardy and follows one woman's courageous search to find her way when everything, even her heart, seems lost.
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Read in January, 2007
it was a cute story around family and what happens when a loved one is unable to care for themselves --the demands of a career on a relationship. great family dynamics--It was not one of my fave books of Rices but I did enjoy it.
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Read in August, 2006
Great book about family dynamics between sisters, their mother, and a husband and wife. It seems like the main character and her behavior is far-fetched but I believe it's probably more common than we realize.
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Read in March, 2008
This heroine is so needy and paranoid that she is driving me insane... Normally, I enjoy Rice but lately I think she is just cranking them out too quickly.
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Read in October, 2009
Tried to read this--I usually really like Luanne Rice-but after 100 pages it still wasn't holding my interest so I stopped. Maybe another time.
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I can't remember when I read this book the first time, but got it out of the library and started to read it but soon remembered the story.
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Read in August, 2008
You know, it was good. Sad in places, for sure, and the topic of living with aging parents isn't in many books I read. So yeah. Pick it up.
Read in August, 2008
This book was a little confusing as it moved around alot. The ending was good but I have enjoyed some of her other books much more.
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This was a great beach book. Pretty predictable but a fun and easy read.
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