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  <title><![CDATA[While My Sister Sleeps]]></title>
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  <default_description>Molly and Robin Snow are sisters in the prime of their lives.  So when Molly learns that Robin - an Olympic athlete and the favorite child - has suffered a massive heart attack, the news couldn't be more shocking. At the hospital, the Snow family receives a grim prognosis: Robin may never regain consciousness.

Feelings of guilt and jealousy flare up as Robin's family struggles to cope and their relationships are put to the ultimate test. It's up to Molly to make the tough decisions, and she soon makes discoveries that destroy some of her most cherished beliefs about the sister she thought she knew.  

Once again &lt;i&gt; Barbara Delinsky&lt;/i&gt; brings us a masterful family portrait, filled with thought-provoking ideas about the nature of life itself, how emotions affect the decisions we make, and how letting go can be the hardest thing to do and the greatest expression of love all at the same time.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_day type="integer">17</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">2</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2009</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>While My Sister Sleeps</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Barbara Delinsky]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[More of a 2.5 for me.  There was just too much that Delinsky tried to cram into this book--too many people, too many issues.  I really didn't feel like I knew the main characters or understood their motives.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really didn't like this book.  I didn't like any of the characters.  The story revolves around a family who owns some famous nursery in New England where they all work except for the oldest daughter who is a famous runner training for the Olympics.  She winds up having a heart attack while running...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51470170">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[My review: Robin is the star athlete of the Snow family. All family activities revolve around her running. Molly is the younger sister, always feeling second best to Robin. Even as an adult, Molly continues to struggle living in Robin’s shadow. It’s not until Robin’s last run, that the Snow fa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51311378">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="49842362">
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  <read_at>Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Mar 19 22:49:21 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Mar 19 23:00:08 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just finished this book on my eReader.  It was a very good book.  Sad and so true.  It is about family relations, dementia, life support, heart problems, love, giving up and holding on.  This is the second book written by Barbara Delinsky I have read.  I can't tell you which was better.  Both deal...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49842362">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46592030">
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  <date_added>Mon Feb 16 20:35:54 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 16 20:36:17 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Goodness, I had thought this book sounded so good when I read about it. So I contacted the author to see if she'd be kind enough to send me a copy. I have to say that this book is the most amazing book. It's going on my list of favorite books of all time! While the premise of the story is one we've ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46592030">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42641953">
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Olympic level marathoner and egotistical Robin Snow does not get along, for the most part, with her less athletic, younger sister Molly, a horticulturist. Though they share a sisterly bond, especially when things go bad for one of them, Molly resents her older sibling’s fame and accompanied gloati...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42641953">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="78748590">
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book in (almost) one sitting.  I could barely put it down.  Barbara Delinsky is one of my favourite authors - has been since her days writing romance novels under the names Billie Douglass and Bonnie Drake and I have enjoyed reading her books as her writing grew in both length and depth....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78748590">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[So many of the familiar Delinsky elements are here: a major character thwarted from her career path, a tangled family relationship, sibling tension.  This is both a good thing and a bad thing.<br/><br/>What makes this book so wonderful, however, is the tightness of the narrative.  It takes place o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69381801">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Now this was a gripping story!!<br/><br/>&quot;Molly and Robin Snow are sisters, and like all sisters they share a deep bond that sustains them through good times and bad. Their careers are flourishing-Molly is a horticulturist and Robin is a world-class runner-and they are in the prime of their l...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62916203">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Olympic level marathoner egotistical Robin Snow and her less athletic younger sister Molly the horticulturist do not get along for the most part though they share a sisterly bond especially when things go bad for one of them. Molly resents her older sibling's fame and accompanied gloating haughtines...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56080130">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="59897761">
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  <read_at>Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed Jun 17 10:52:56 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think that how you read this book will be influenced by whether or not you are an only child or have siblings. I always like this author, but this book was a whole 'nother story. The book I read this week is not the same book as it would have been six months ago. My circumstances changed how I rea...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59897761">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="51250566">
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  <read_at>Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is such a poorly written book.  The only reason I keep reading it is to help me fall asleep at night.  There is no depth to any of the characters.  Sure, there's a bit of conflict between the mother and one of the daughters, but it's on the surface. There is entirely too much conversation going...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51250566">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[While My Sister Sleeps is the story of two sisters. One is an elite marathoner, training for the Olympics. The other works in the family business and lives in her sister's shadow. That is, until the marathoner suffers a massive heart attack and is left with brain damage from the lack of oxygen. Then...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64160711">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I feel like the synopsis of this book doesn't quite do it justice. It says Molly's cherished ideas about her sister are shattered, but in the end I think she cherishes her sister more than ever, or finally realizes how she has always cherished her. In the end, I felt worst for Robin and how little t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60060749">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was lucky enough to win an Advanced Reader's Copy of this book from bookbrowse.com's First Impressions program. The following is the review that I posted on their website:<br/><br/>Another Winner From Delinsky<br/>I am a long time fan of this author and was very happy that she did not disappoin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49765529">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[While My Sister Sleeps, by Barbara Delinsky came to me highly recommended by some of my book group friends. It is a great story that deals with some tough issues.<br/><br/>One day Molly Snow receives a telephone call from the hospital about her sister Robin. She is told to come to the hospital as ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47643121">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was really good, but very sad at the same time.  It's about a young woman who suffers a massive heart attack while training for a marathon.  She is in a coma and is declared brain dead, so her family must decide to keep her on life support or to let her die.  The book is pretty much about ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69272485">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't like this book.  Not much good can ever come from the process of taking a 31-year-old woman off life support, but the author uses that backdrop to show us what family members learn about each other and how they improve their relationships.  While My Sister Sleeps is the story about two sist...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78613237">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I often wish it's possible to give half stars on GoodReads. I enjoyed this book and loved the premise of learning something that was previously hidden about a family member. I think my reason for not giving it five stars is that I didn't care very much about the characters. . . with the exception of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50577359">more...</a>]]></body>
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