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Women's Intuition
by
Lisa Samson
Lark Summerville’s life has few surprises–and that’s just how she likes it. All she wants is to live out her angst-riddled life in her blue-collar Baltimore neighborhood, punctuated by weekly trips to her local parish, where Lark is organist, and telephone conversations with desperate souls who dial her hotline at 1-777-IPRAY4U.
Then one night, Lark’s home is destroyed by...more
Then one night, Lark’s home is destroyed by...more
Paperback, 400 pages
Published
October 15th 2002
by WaterBrook Press
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A book about relationships. One relationship is between an elderly mother and her daughhter who have secrets they have kept from each other and how disaster in the daughters life leads to the two living together and learning to see each other for who they really are. There is a back story about lies and the fact that time may pass without the lie being discovered, however lies always come back to make you deal with them. It's a touching story with characters that are realistic and well developed...more
Every chapter is told from a different female character's perspective: 3 generations of women plus the family's best friend/housekeeper. Interesting to see how each of them knows the others better than the others think. I love the characterization of Prisma and her relationship with Jesus.
Although the plot was a tried and true (and a little trite)examination of mother daughter relationships, there were till a few little details that made this book an enjoyable little read. Not life changing, but sweet, it does make you smile at times and can be quite quoatable at others. Worth the read. Leslie, Lark, Flannery and Prisma are all unique and this is the main basis for the book.
Aug 12, 2012
Jen Doak
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Linda Doak
I didn't think I'd like this book but my mom in law sent it so kinda felt i needed to for some reason. It is a shame i lost it by borrowing it out but I wont forget how this book was very down to earth for me.
I really enjoyed this character-driven literary fiction book. I found switching to first person for each character in their chapter a little off-putting at first, but I got used to it.
I thought I would really like this book but unfortunately I just couldn't get through it. I found the characters interesting in some ways. However, the way each character would monologue in their particular chapter got really odd for me. Obviously when a chapter is told from a character's perspective in the 1st person, it will be in her words and contain her thoughts. But I felt like I was reading someone's stream of consciousness and that I wanted to snap my fingers in front of Flannery's face...more
Oct 01, 2012
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Really liked it, great story about mother daughter relationships
interesting foray into what might be called christian women's literature. in this book you can pray and love jesus and it's what all the best characters do too. the questions are some all of us face and the characters were sympathetic if a bit two-dimensional. i liked the narrative; taking turns between each major woman character giving a sense of their own voice, thoughts, reactions etc.
No idea why I picked out this book - I can't remember who recommended it. It's a nice easy read, with religious bent.
uniquely written from the point of view of the women! Lisa Samson's writing is always a wonderful read!
I'm sounding like a broken record here, but great characters, and lots of heart.
just could not get ito this book. keep trying but just not that good
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The Christy-award winning author of nineteen books including the Women of Faith Novel of the Year Quaker Summer, Lisa Samson has been hailed by Publishers Weekly as "a talented novelist who isn't afraid to take risks." She lives in Kentucky with her husband and three kids.
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