false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256131422m/6452805.jpg 6452805 1 <EM>The Gift of an Ordinary Day</EM> is an intimate memoir of a family in transition-boys becoming teenagers, careers ending and new ones opening up, an attempt to find a deeper sense of place, and a slower pace, in a small <ST1:PLACE w:st="on">New England</ST1:PLACE> town. It is a story of mid-life longings and discoveries, of lessons learned in the search for home and a new sense of purpose, and the bittersweet intensity of life with teenagers--holding on, letting go. <BR><BR>Poised on the threshold between family life as she's always known it and her older son's departure for college, Kenison is surprised to find that the times she treasures most are the ordinary, unremarkable moments of everyday life, the very moments that she once took for granted, or rushed right through without noticing at all. <BR><BR>The relationships, hopes, and dreams that Kenison illuminates will touch women's hearts, and her words will inspire mothers everywhere as they try to make peace with the inevitable changes in store. 6643011 7 9 2009 The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother's Memoir total:44|5:17|4:13|3:10|2:3|1:1| 44 174 212 25 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 06:27:17 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 11:27:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 12:13:30 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 12:13:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Oct 31 14:40:59 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 05:14:06 -0800 2009 Katrina Kenison writes the best memoir I've read in quite a while. The memoir is really about how to cope with change in our daily life. Katrina Kenison learned to appreciate every moment that came her way. At one time she had to deal with her family moving back in her parents home for a short...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 17:32:49 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 16:28:10 -0800 2009
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The title is promising: The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother's Memoir. Kenison writes lyrically, and the book gets off to a decent start. She explor...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Sep 07 17:58:04 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 07:17:19 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 17:58:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 true false Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 14:38:39 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 16:12:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 18 17:01:38 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 17:10:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Aug 25 06:42:15 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 16 13:13:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jul 21 08:52:41 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 09 08:06:44 -0800 2009
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