false 86335 5 Eight Women on a Journey That Will Change Their Lives as Lovers, Wives, Mothers, Daughters, Friends<b><br><br></b>Just after midnight in a small town in Wisconsin, eight women begin walking together down a rural highway. Career women, housewives, mothers, divorcées, and one ex&#8211;prom queen, they are close friends who have been meeting every Thursday night for years, sharing food, wine, and their deepest secrets. But on this particular Thursday, Susan, Alice, Chris, Sandy, Gail, Mary, Joanne, and Janice decide to disappear from their own lives.<br><br>Their spontaneous pilgrimage attracts national attention and inspires other women from all across the country. As the miles fall away and the women forge ahead on their backroads odyssey&#8212;leaving small miracles in their wake&#8212;each of their histories unfolds, tales of shattered dreams and unexpected renewal, of thwarted love affairs and precious second chances.In luminous, heartwarming prose, Kris Radish deftly interweaves the women&#8217;s intimate confessions into the story of their brave, history-making walk. <br><br>A breathtaking achievement, <b>The Elegant Gathering of White Snows</b> tells an incomparable tale of friendship and love, loss and liberation. 2242322 2002 The Elegant Gathering of White Snows total:596|5:103|4:169|3:158|2:101|1:65| 596 1932 821 135 1 1 false false Wed Mar 05 07:26:01 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 10 00:43:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 07:26:09 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 09:37:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 11:11:01 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 11:11:01 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 22 08:49:18 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 22 15:23:17 -0800 2007
It's about a diverse group of women in a "study" cl...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 27 10:35:04 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 22 12:30:58 -0800 2007
The book was a disappointment right from the beginning. Radish never sufficiently explains why a group of women who've gathered to drink and talk would...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 14:56:39 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 14:56:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 16 19:14:17 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 19:43:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Fri Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Mar 13 15:53:05 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 16:05:41 -0700 2009
During one of their weekly meetings, one of the women discloses that she is pregnant and is not happy about it. One thing leads to another and they all find themselves on a walking odyssey. Of course they attract attention, but they also touch lives and discover m...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon May 21 22:22:54 -0700 2007 Tue May 29 23:50:15 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 16:43:37 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 16:49:06 -0700 2008
The premise of the story is that a group of women friends who get together regularly for a "study group"...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 06:26:38 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 07:10:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 18:16:51 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 18:40:41 -0800 2008
By the end of the book, I got a little weary of some of their stories.
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