Thursday, 8: 00 a.m.
Mocha Moments, Breakfast Club
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Jul 25, 2011
Wendy
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In Southern California, four women, who met at a journal-writing class, now meet each Thursday for breakfast - four very different women with one thing in common: they are friends.
Clare Craig's husband left her and their two sons about a year ago for a 20-year old. Clare is just trying to live well and put the anger and hatred behind her. Learning a secret about her husband changes everything.
Liz Kenyon, a 57-year old hospital administrator, is alone on New Year's Eve for the More...
Clare Craig's husband left her and their two sons about a year ago for a 20-year old. Clare is just trying to live well and put the anger and hatred behind her. Learning a secret about her husband changes everything.
Liz Kenyon, a 57-year old hospital administrator, is alone on New Year's Eve for the More...
Sep 01, 2010
Drebbles
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Clare Craig, Elizabeth Kenyon, Karen Curtis, and Julia Murchison become fast friends while taking a journal writing class and after the class ends they start meeting for breakfast each Thursday at 8:00. They are unlikely friends: Clare is still bitter and angry after her divorce; Liz is a successful hospital administrator who still mourns the loss of her husband but is beginning to realize life goes on; Karen, the youngest of the group, yearns to become an actress against the wishes of her famil
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May 05, 2009
Kate
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This is Debbie Macomber at her finest. Meet Julia, Karen, Liz and Claire - four very different women facing very different problems. They meet at a writing class but continue meeting up every Thursday morning at eight. Julia is a happy mother-of-two who has just opened her own knitting shop. What could go wrong? An unexpected, and unwanted pregnancy. Karen is in her twenties and has been pursuing an acting career for as long as she can remember. But her mother does not approve. In Karen's opinio
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May 20, 2011
W.B.
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A very good read--and very pleased to see knitting characters :). I felt the story was heartwarming and moving at times, especially with Clare and Michael's storyline. I'm starting to really like Debbie Macomber and how she tells the characters' stories, and lets us get to know them. A nice escape for me, and I think if I'm ever at a loss for a book out of town, I wouldn't hesitate to pick up a Debbie Macomber title! Very classy lady.
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Nov 18, 2011
Andrea
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Thursday, 8:00 a.m.
Mocha moments, breakfast club!
Every week, these words appear in the calendars of four women. Every week, they meet for breakfast — and to talk, to share the truths they’ve discovered about their lives. To tell their stories. To offer each other encouragement and unfailing support.
Clare has just been through a devastating and unexpected divorce. She’s driven by anger and revenge — until she learns something about her ex-husband that forces her to q More...
Mocha moments, breakfast club!
Every week, these words appear in the calendars of four women. Every week, they meet for breakfast — and to talk, to share the truths they’ve discovered about their lives. To tell their stories. To offer each other encouragement and unfailing support.
Clare has just been through a devastating and unexpected divorce. She’s driven by anger and revenge — until she learns something about her ex-husband that forces her to q More...
Jul 11, 2010
Lindsay
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Nov 04, 2011
It is an unashamedly chick-lit book at its best, offering four cleverly interwoven stories unfolding over breakfast every Thursday at eight.[return][return]You are offered the stories of four very different women: Clare has just been through a divorce and needs to rethink her life; Elizabeth is in her fifties, widowed, successful and is determined to live life to the full; Karen wants to act but her appalling mother just wants her to be like her equally appalling but very respectable sister; Jul
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Aug 07, 2011
Sandybear76
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I haven't read many books by Debbie Macomber but I thought the book was a good summer read and quick for me. I borrowed it from a friend while I was stayationing at my sister's.
The book ends on New Year's Day as 4 women individually chose a word that will motivate them thru the upcoming year. The book is written in sections as each woman tells about her day or so. The 4 women became friends during a journal writing class and they decided to meet at a coffee shop on Thursdays at eight t More...
The book ends on New Year's Day as 4 women individually chose a word that will motivate them thru the upcoming year. The book is written in sections as each woman tells about her day or so. The 4 women became friends during a journal writing class and they decided to meet at a coffee shop on Thursdays at eight t More...
May 07, 2011
Tiffany
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I enjoyed this Debbie Macomber novel. This novel is about 4 women who have started meeting for breakfast every Thursday at 8. The novel tells their stories and each person has their own set of unique difficulties that they try to overcome and their friendship helps out often.
I wanted more from the ending like maybe a note a few years later. It ended up leaving me wanting to know more what happened to all of these characters. I don't believe there is a sequel so I wanted more fi More...
I wanted more from the ending like maybe a note a few years later. It ended up leaving me wanting to know more what happened to all of these characters. I don't believe there is a sequel so I wanted more fi More...
Sep 28, 2007
Weinz
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As readers we are all burdened with bad book recommendations. The moment someone discovers you are a book-lover they instantly assume you enjoy the same books they do.
I know you ALL have experienced this. Friends, family, neighbors will recommend a book to you and then hound you until you have read it. "Did you read that book yet?" "did you, did you, did you??" Now, most of the time, as human beings we try to spare the feelings of the recommender by not screaming More...
I know you ALL have experienced this. Friends, family, neighbors will recommend a book to you and then hound you until you have read it. "Did you read that book yet?" "did you, did you, did you??" Now, most of the time, as human beings we try to spare the feelings of the recommender by not screaming More...
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Mar 26, 2011
Nan
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THURSDAYS AT EIGHT is heart warming, sweet, and just wonderful! I want to be the characters' friend! Macomber writes with such great humor, heart and grace. Four friends meet for breakfast and coffee every Thursday and share their lives with each other, their struggles, accomplishments, and the inner workings of their minds. This is wonderfully sentimental and genuine as we watch their individual growth from the encouragement from each other. This is brilliant, insightful and most endearing!
Aug 24, 2011
Estelle
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I read this book on our way back from Seattle WA The story of this diverse foursome creates a lot of empathy. You can feel Clare's rage when her husband leaves her for a younger model. At first she tries to retaliate and is successful but ends up being a real christian when his girl friend decides to leave. Not a doormat but a christian. Julia is another brave example of a christian when things don't turn out her way while Elizabeth and Karen live up to their own agenda.
Jul 11, 2010
Red
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Thursdays At Eight by Debbie Macomber is a clean version of Sex in the City, minus the glamour and fashion of course. How this fits into my macabre or classic list of books to read truly surprises me. Perhaps I was in the mood for something "light" to read. Nevertheless, it is a quaint story of four friends of different ages and lifestyles that have four unique experiences that brings their friendship closer.
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Oct 08, 2011
Jeanne
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This was a chick-lit book. Four women that meet weekly for breakfast and 'chat'. I saw a little of "me" in each person. I was amazed how much the lives changed in the course of a year. The 'ups' and 'downs' are what makes us what we are today. They each wrote in a journal. I have always wanted to do that. I also would love to know a few women that I could meet on a regular bases, to talk things over with. Cheaper than a shrink, and I would get coffee and food. How great would that be?!
Nov 05, 2011
Nadine
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At first the format seemed too choppy, but by the end of the book, I was really looking forward to each reading each woman's dairy and then hearing about what was going on right then. The four women meet weekly at Thursdays at Eight to share breakfast and their lives. Each has a problem arise and each has a chance to solve it, in the process, learning more about herself. The women and their situations seem real, so it was a delightful read.
Dec 29, 2008
Ellen
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This was a really good book about 4 women with different stories to tell.
I found myself relating to each woman in different ways.
I loved the twists and turns, never knowing what was going to happen next.
I also liked the way it was written, in a diary form then the normal script.
This is the 2nd Debbie Macomber book I have read along with Old Boyfriends and have enjoyed them both. I will definitely look out for more of her books.
I found myself relating to each woman in different ways.
I loved the twists and turns, never knowing what was going to happen next.
I also liked the way it was written, in a diary form then the normal script.
This is the 2nd Debbie Macomber book I have read along with Old Boyfriends and have enjoyed them both. I will definitely look out for more of her books.
Aug 03, 2009
Lori
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A wonderful story about 4 women who meet at a journaling class and become the most unlikely of friends. They all come from different areas of town, different ages of their lives, but each are able to help the other because of that. They continue their friendship after the class and meet Thursdays at Eight at a coffee shop. They soon become wonderful friends offering lots of support, encouragement, and laughter.
Mar 15, 2009
Good book and an easy read for me. I know she is a popular writer, but what made me read this book is that I lived in Olalla and I attended the Port Orchard book club. She lived in Port Orchard before she became a novelist. I always thought that was cool. Jean the librarian who lead the book group told us a little bit about her. She was suppose to come by once for a book signing, but it fell through.
Sep 07, 2009
Elsi
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I never know how to classify this type of book. It's not a romance, but at least one of the characters falls in love. It's realistic fiction with strong female characters, but I'm not sure it's "women's fiction". At any rate, it was a book that I enjoyed and would recommend. I hadn't read anything else by Macomber, but I'm going to make sure that she's an author on my "would like to read more" list.
Dec 26, 2011
Princess
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The story of four very different women: their trials, triumphs, heartbreaks, and successes. They met in a journal writing class and after the class ended, continued meeting weekly for breakfast to talk about their lives. A good portion of the book is told in each woman's journal entries. I found I could relate to portions of each of the women's lives. The story felt real and flowed well.
Feb 19, 2011
Nancy
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I could hardly put this book down. It tells the story of four very different women at different stages of life and how they became friends and learned from each other over breakfast every Thursday at Eight. The story confirms my feeling that women need other women and we can all find things in common even when we seem very different on the surface. I loved this book.
Feb 29, 2008
Saralyn
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This was an interesting read for me. I was a little hesitant at first to read, but I found myself drawn in by the characters. All of them were dealing with difficult, but fairly common, problems, which, to me, makes a book more interesting. Even the characters I at first had a hard time identifying with, by the end of the book, I could understand them and sympathize with their difficulties.
I loved the focus on family in this book. Each woman in the book finds how important her family is More...
I loved the focus on family in this book. Each woman in the book finds how important her family is More...
Aug 08, 2008
Carrie
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I started reading this book Friday night ( I read at night whan i get in bed) and i couldn't put it down. I really like this style of writing and these characters. I love it when there are different people at different life-points and ages together in a book. I didn't get to sleep til pretty late because of reading this book. I ended up finishing it last night in bed after just 3 nights. I was actually envious of Julia, the woman who got pregnant! I cannot believe I feel like I would like
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Aug 08, 2010
Lori
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This is a great story of four women that get together every Thursday at 8 for breakfast. They are best friends because of the support they offer each other during difficult trials in their life. Sound familiar my lunch friends? I was truly drawn to each of the characters, maybe because I could relate to those moments that you share with those special friends that really stick with you.
May 30, 2008
Maurean
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This is the story of four women who meet every Thursday at 8am for breakfast, just to talk and share their lives:
Claire has just gone through an angry divorce, and just as she is getting her anger under control, she finds out that her ex-husband is dying of cancer.
Elizabeth is a successful widower who finds herself falling for a handsome, but seemingly self-absorbed, doctor where she works.
Karen, a twenty-something wanna-be actress finds out that her 'perfect sister's l More...
Claire has just gone through an angry divorce, and just as she is getting her anger under control, she finds out that her ex-husband is dying of cancer.
Elizabeth is a successful widower who finds herself falling for a handsome, but seemingly self-absorbed, doctor where she works.
Karen, a twenty-something wanna-be actress finds out that her 'perfect sister's l More...
Nov 27, 2011
Beverly
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Needed a girly book and this fit the bill. It features a handful of women who are connected via a journal writing class which brought them together. I like the different voices featured in this book and how it brought a demension to the characters. It was a good read but a very predictable, sappy ending
Nov 11, 2009
S.
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I enjoy books about groups of people with a shared interest that wouldn't normally be friend if they hadn't met through their shared interest. In this case, it's a group of four women who met in a writing class and continue to meet every week after the class is over to discuss their lives.
Aug 17, 2011
Kristina
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I just finished this audiobook this morning and really enjoyed the story a great deal. It follows four different women and how they became friends though a journaling class. After the class ended they decided to continue meeting for breakfast every Thursday at Eight. It was really neat to learn about each of the women's different stories and stages of life they were going through and how they all came together to support each other through daily life and the challenges they each faced. What
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Apr 01, 2011
Marie
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This was the first book that I read by her and was well written, but seemed like it would be better as part of a series. I'm curious to see what else happens to these women. As a book, she did not leave with a cliff hanger, which I always appreciate.
Feb 27, 2010
Kristi
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Another one of those many books out there about women gathering together and sharing their stories. It's been done a million times, but always a little interesting. This version of that storyline isn't my most favorite, but it's an easy, enjoyable read.
