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The Edge of Winter
by
Luanne Rice (Goodreads Author)
Neve Halloran and her daughter have shared a fierce love for the austere beauty of Rhode Island’s South County ever since Neve guided Mickey’s first baby steps along the sandy shore. Now, with Mickey a teenager and Neve’s last hope for happiness with her daughter’s loving but unstable father gone, both will struggle to make a new life together amid the windswept landscape...more
Hardcover, 352 pages
Published
February 27th 2007
by Bantam
(first published February 20th 2007)
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Não acho este livro inferior ao "A minha verdade é o amor", acho-o diferente, nem parece que foi a mesma autora a escreve-lo. Este livro é muito mais profundo e sentimental. Emocionei-me em diversas partes. Mais uma vez simpatizei com as personagens, até com o Richard que no fim admitiu os seus erros e procurou ajuda. Adorei o tema da Natureza integrado no enredo do livro. Adorei o romance entre a Mickey e o Shane, tão inofensivo mas duradouro. No geral gostei bastante do livro, uma excelente su...more
I was reminded of a Nicholas Sparks novel as I was reading this story of three generations of families battling to preserve a historic landmark off the shores of their Rhode Island home. Many themes like preserving the environment, birds, corporate greed, art, military conduct during war and peace, and family relations are explored in this soul searching tale. Rice allows the reader to become intimately acquainted with the emotional landscape of several characters. She reveals their emotional b...more
A greatly satisfying read, The Edge of Winter introduces the reader to Neve; her daughter, Mickey; Ranger Tim O’Caseys; his father, Joe; and Shane, a teenage surfer who’s a little rough around the edges. The characters all share a love of birding -- particularly snowy owls -- and sunken Nazi submarine, the U-823, off of their beloved Refuge Beach.
The story ties together with only a few bumps and lumps, and although it’s not stellar, I still enjoyed The Edge of Winter. Rice is able to connect th...more
The story ties together with only a few bumps and lumps, and although it’s not stellar, I still enjoyed The Edge of Winter. Rice is able to connect th...more
Se já tinha ficado rendida à autora com o "A Minha verdade é o Amor", com este livro ela excedeu completamente as expectativas.
A história gira à volta de um mocho bufo-branco e um Submarino alemão, que farão com que todos os protagonistas saltem das suas "conhas" recheadas de tristezas e desespero e acordar para a vida e o Amor.
Mickey descobre o seu primeiro Amor, mas descobre também que por vezes ajudar nem sempre é "passar a mão pela cabeça" de quem erra.
Neve e Tim percebem que ainda é possivé...more
A história gira à volta de um mocho bufo-branco e um Submarino alemão, que farão com que todos os protagonistas saltem das suas "conhas" recheadas de tristezas e desespero e acordar para a vida e o Amor.
Mickey descobre o seu primeiro Amor, mas descobre também que por vezes ajudar nem sempre é "passar a mão pela cabeça" de quem erra.
Neve e Tim percebem que ainda é possivé...more
The Edge of Winter by Luanne Rice ~ So... this is a "beach read" of sorts. But definitely not your typical fluffy, like you'd expect, summer beach read! I have been seeing tons of Luanne Rice's books at Goodwill and McCay's and always just pass them right up. I thought that she was more of a "romance" type of author. So... on a whim, I picked this one up at McCay's and read the synopsis on the back. I bought it for one reason only... Well two actually. 1) It was on the bargain shelf for .90 cent...more
Mickey Halloran lives near the beach in Rhode Island, with her mother Neve, and loves the nearby wildlife sanctuary. She is particularly taken by a sight of a snowy owl. Her best friend, Jenna, is started to be interested in a boyfriend and is growing away from her. Her father, Richard, is having issues of his own and has stopped paying child support.
When Mickey meets Shane West, they discover a common love of wildlife. Shane also lives with his mother as his father died when he was a toddler.
Th...more
When Mickey meets Shane West, they discover a common love of wildlife. Shane also lives with his mother as his father died when he was a toddler.
Th...more
this was okay. it made me cry, which probably means i've officially crossed over to the bad place.
it was sappy, and too simple, and not that well written. and all the diving references were wrong. which leads me to believe her Uboat history was off too.
oh well.
it was sappy, and too simple, and not that well written. and all the diving references were wrong. which leads me to believe her Uboat history was off too.
oh well.
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Probably more like 3.5 stars but I liked it overall. Nothing spectacular but it was a good winter read for me. Probably a bit cheesy and sappy for some but that didn't bother me with this book.
Didn't get past the first few chapters. The characters and plot were predictable, unimaginative and far too cookie cutter for my tastes.
This is the second book of Luanne Rice's that I've listened to & I quite enjoy the stories. They are perhaps wrapped up a little too neatly for real life, but sometimes a good happy ending is what you need in a book.
Looks to me like she has a trend of involving the sea, animal lovers & young people in her books. Often characters with broken pasts that need to find themselves again, and usually do so with the help of sweet characters who come into their lives.
Maybe a little fanciful, but...more
Looks to me like she has a trend of involving the sea, animal lovers & young people in her books. Often characters with broken pasts that need to find themselves again, and usually do so with the help of sweet characters who come into their lives.
Maybe a little fanciful, but...more
Jun 25, 2009
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The current rating for this book on Goodreads is 3.65, and I think that’s a pretty accurate representation of its quality. The plot was rather predictable, with very few surprises. Pretty much everything progressed along the lines you’d expect. What made this novel worth reading, though, was Rice’s ability to draw rich, three-dimensional characters. I finished the book feeling like the people I’d encountered in its pages were flesh and blood -- people that I knew well and was sorry to leave. In...more
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I read this in 24 hours which must mean that on some level I was moved by the story. "The Edge of Winter" will interest young female readers. The story of Mickey and her mother Neve, slowly expands to include a number of interesting and believable characters that truly add to the story. The plot is a bit heavy handed and the happy ending may turn off a sophisticated reader but will be charming and engaging for the younger reader. I recommend girls as young as 12 will like this and it would make...more
This was a very good book. It told a good story with characters that people can relate to. It held my interest enough to finish reading it in one sitting over the course of a couple hours. I liked that the "happy ending" seemed realistic and showed how happy endings don't always mean that everything works out the way that you thought they would. I would definitely recommend this book for someone else to read. I liked the references to nature/animals and that was a big part of what kept me intere...more
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The Edge of Winter was very enjoyable. It was very easy to get wrapped in the story, and there was a gentle pull to set things right. I may be biased because I love to read about the interworkings of families and I love nature, especially birds. Families are a complicated subject and I think that Luanne Rice handles them well. There three families involved in this book and each of them were having trouble dealing with their loss. The losses are held close to their chests and are bound up in secr...more
This audio book was your typical adult woman paperback book that you find at Wal-Mart. It was sappy. It was a love story. Lots of love stories, really. And I did enjoy it, but it was nothing special. No offense to all the Luanne Rice fans out there. [return][return]Book Description: "Neve Halloran and her daughter have shared a fierce love for the austere beauty of Rhode Island
The O'Casey men have a history of war tragedy in their family. Mickey and her mother Neve have a history of disappointment and hurt when it comes to Mickey's alcoholic, undependable, irresponsible father. Shane has a history with the water, getting his love of surfing from his father, who passed away after drowning while surfing when Shane was very young--and was watching from the shore. The tie that binds all of these characters together is their mutual love for nature, birds, and preserving hi...more
I have always enjoyed this author, and I think that this is my favorite to date. It contains, family difficulties, World War 11 intrigue, love of nature, and the importance of forgiveness in all of our lives. Single mother, Neve Halloran and her daughter, Mickey struggle financially, due to the lack of support from ex-husband and alcoholic, Richard. Mickey, a birder, spots a snowy owl on the beach and it becomes the catalyst that draws the characters of the story together. A very captivating, an...more
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Não chega aos pés do anterior, mas não é mau. É um livro para o triste, mas com uma bonita mensagem de esperança e de todos merecer-mos uma segunda oportunidade.
Se não tivesse ainda lido o anterior, de certeza que tinha gostado muito, assim posso dizer que gostei mas sem o brilho do anterior que é fantástico. Mesmo assim, é um livro a guardar pela mensagem e pelo amor que ela sempre nos traz nas suas personagens. Aqui é nas relações entre mãe/filha e pai/filho em várias gerações.
Se não tivesse ainda lido o anterior, de certeza que tinha gostado muito, assim posso dizer que gostei mas sem o brilho do anterior que é fantástico. Mesmo assim, é um livro a guardar pela mensagem e pelo amor que ela sempre nos traz nas suas personagens. Aqui é nas relações entre mãe/filha e pai/filho em várias gerações.
I had a feeling this would be one of those books that made me cry.... and it did! Oh but that's a good thing. :) What an awesome love story, not just man and woman, boy and girl, but between fathers and children, too.
I definitely recommend this book. For those concerned about language, there are a few "choice" words, but it's not chock full like some are. (Some curse words are not great but it's the swearing---taking the Lord's name in vain---that I truly despise!)
I definitely recommend this book. For those concerned about language, there are a few "choice" words, but it's not chock full like some are. (Some curse words are not great but it's the swearing---taking the Lord's name in vain---that I truly despise!)
At first I thought this book was so ridiculously fluffy and unsubstantial that I wouldn't be able to enjoy it. BUT it turns out it was just what I needed. I'm also reading 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy and that book combined with general life stress makes me want to hang myself. But this book came to the rescue. It is a total 'calgon take me away' kind of book that you can read and actually feel lighter or as if you escaped something for a while. It's very 'cutsie' and unrealistic. Kind of like...more
I am now officially done with summer reads! I gave this book 3 stars because of the good research that went into the narrative about snowy owls and their behaviors as well as the history of the U Boats who came so close to our New England shores during WW2. But the cheesy story line interwoven into those two story lines but a bit much. And I also think I'm done with novels by Luanne Rice - unless of course I'm actually on a beach with nothing to read.
This book was written by one of my favorite authors. In this story teenagers help save a local treasure. People learn about migrating birds. There is a sub-plot about snowy owls. I did enjoy that love melted a few hearts in this book. One of my favorite quotes from this book is,"There is goodness in the world, Mickey." The character of Mickey tried to see the goodness in everyone and in everything. I will be seeking out this author again.
This is a story about loss. There is a teen-age girl who has lost her father to alcoholism and divorce, a teen-age boy who lost his father to a surfing accident when he was a toddler, and a middle-aged man who lost his father also to alcoholism and PTSS and his son to the war in Iraq. Together they find a cause and fight for it and find a way to reconnect with the ones they lost. I thought it was a wonderful story and couldn't put it down.
This book is not technically categorized as Juvenile Fiction, but it certainly reads that way. Although it has many adult themes i.e. alcoholism, post traumatic stress syndrome,forgiveness,loss of loved ones to death, divorce - the dialog and some of the descriptions are simplistic and contrived. The overall story line is ok but the way it's written caused me to do a lot of "eye rolling". Much of the writing feels cliché. But the best line in the book, for me, is: "Love means ALWAYS having to sa...more
Made it about three quarters of the way through but I just couldn't finish this book. The story was a ho-hum romance - the added plot involving the snowy owl and the sunken u-boat made it interesting, but the characters were still too cookie-cutter. The reason I couldn't finish it was the choppy, forced writing. Too bad - she has a ton of books at the library, so I was hoping it would be good so I could go back for more...
I might be a little prejudice reviewing this book. It is set in Rhode Island and clearly the author knows Rhode Island. And, the story is about World War II and men who served with my father--even though Luanne Rice fictionized the book, the details of the 492nd Bomb Group is very accurate. Her father served in the same group. Anyone who grew up at RI beaches will recognize the references in the book.
A good story! It talked about historical and environmental preservation without being too preachy. Instead, it focused on how important the beach and the offshore WWII U-boat wreck were for various members of the community. I love stories where the individual character's lives are so intertwined; in my opinion, Rice does a good job of doing this without being too predictable.
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Luanne Rice is the author of thirty-one novels including the forthcoming THE LEMON ORCHARD (Viking/Pamela Dorman Books.) Five of her books have been made into movies and mini-series, twenty-two have been consecutive New York Times bestsellers and two of her pieces have been featured in off-Broadway theatre productions. Born and raised in Connecticut, she divides her time between New York City and...more
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