Onstage, the singing duo of Gabe and Mitzi Steiner captured America's heart for more than two decades. Offstage, their own hearts have throbbed as ...
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Jun 27, 2011
Christina
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This was a nice read with a feel good ending. I love it when books wrap everything up for you in a nice little bow. Perfect. I felt connected to the characters emotions and even teared up a little sometimes. I enjoyed reading about Mitzi and Gabe, the retired singing duo, but I found the parts about Brooke and her abusive fiance a little scripted and over done though. The abusive boyfriend story reminded me of a bad life time movie. The parts of the book that described the altercations betw
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Aug 07, 2011
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Broken Wings
Carla Stewart
Published by Hatchette Book Group
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Mitzi is a retired jazz singer whose husband Gabe ails with late stages alzheimers and Brooke a young woman engaged to an up and coming lawyer and physical abuser Lance. Their stories come together as Mitzi a hospital volunteer sees Brooke in the emergency room after Lance has attacked her. Brooke claims it an accident of her cat tripping her, Mitzi in her years of wisdom knows bet More...
Carla Stewart
Published by Hatchette Book Group
Source: Faithwords Review
Mitzi is a retired jazz singer whose husband Gabe ails with late stages alzheimers and Brooke a young woman engaged to an up and coming lawyer and physical abuser Lance. Their stories come together as Mitzi a hospital volunteer sees Brooke in the emergency room after Lance has attacked her. Brooke claims it an accident of her cat tripping her, Mitzi in her years of wisdom knows bet More...
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Jun 18, 2011
Britni
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ometimes unlikely pairings are the best. Peanut Butter and BBQ chip sandwiches, Romeo and Juliet, Milo and Otis. Broken Wings is made up another one of those strange pairings that that just works.
Mitzi, an eighty-one year old woman who is caring for her husband with Alzheimer's, and Brooke, a young engaged legal assistant trying who is still trying to figure out who she is and what she wants to do with her life. They meet when Brooke comes into the hospital where Mitzi is volunteering More...
Mitzi, an eighty-one year old woman who is caring for her husband with Alzheimer's, and Brooke, a young engaged legal assistant trying who is still trying to figure out who she is and what she wants to do with her life. They meet when Brooke comes into the hospital where Mitzi is volunteering More...
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Jun 02, 2011
Rachel
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This was the first book of Carla Stewart's I have read and I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed it! Every aspect of this beautifully written novel had my rapt attention. The book takes the reader through the lives of two women who meet by "coincidence" and form a friendship seemingly from ages past.
Mitzi, the 81 year old ex-jazz singer and faithfull wife of Gabe (currently living in a care center with Alzheimer's), is on her shift as a volunteer hospital "Pink Lady" More...
Mitzi, the 81 year old ex-jazz singer and faithfull wife of Gabe (currently living in a care center with Alzheimer's), is on her shift as a volunteer hospital "Pink Lady" More...
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May 26, 2011
Nancy
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This is a two story book. We have the present-day Brooke who is attempting to leave an abusive relationship. We then have 1935 where Mitzi tells her story about how she became an orphan, was adopted, left home, made it on her own, people she met and how she became a professional singer with her husband, Gabe. Present day, Gabe is in an Alzheimer's unit.
Mitzi finds Brooke in the hospital and recognizes abuse. They find companionship in one another and Mitzi flashes back in time. She als More...
Mitzi finds Brooke in the hospital and recognizes abuse. They find companionship in one another and Mitzi flashes back in time. She als More...
May 25, 2011
Ruth
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In Broken Wings Carla Baker does as good a job with an "issue" book as any I've seen. Brooke is abused by her fiancee and every element of the classic abuse case is there--the charming man, the apology, the lies, the isolation from family, the adoption of a lifestyle not her own. Gabe has Alzheimer's and we get a full run-down on what that means. Still, Broken Wings manages to be a story that educates rather than a text book. Mitzi remembers her childhood and early adult life and t
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Jun 06, 2011
Teresa (Read All Over Reviews)
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Synopsis: Onstage, the singing duo of Gabe and Mitzi Steiner captured America's heart for more than two decades. Offstage, their own hearts have throbbed as one for sixty years. Only now, Gabe has retreated into the tangles of Alzheimer's, leaving Mitzi to ponder her future alone.
On the other side of Tulsa, everyone believes Brooke Woodson has found the perfect man—a handsome lawyer with sights on becoming Tulsa's next District Attorney. If only Brooke felt more sure. If only her fia More...
On the other side of Tulsa, everyone believes Brooke Woodson has found the perfect man—a handsome lawyer with sights on becoming Tulsa's next District Attorney. If only Brooke felt more sure. If only her fia More...
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Dec 05, 2011
Kate
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Mitzi came from a dysfunctional family and rose to a singing sensation with her husband Gabe. Brooke a paralegal starts to discover what anger can take the shape of when it consumes her fiance Lance. Mitzi and Brooke meet at the hospital where Mitzi volunteers. Two different women from two different age brackets become close as they discover the likeness they share, and in the ways they can both help one another. This is an unforgettable novel one that I finished quickly because of my inability
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Jul 15, 2011
Deborah
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I adore the love story of Mitzi and Gabe, and I liked the way the story was revealed, bit by bit, weaving past with present. This story touched my heart so deeply and made me very well educated of how difficult it would be dealing with someone suffering from Alzheimer's. It is such a heartbreaking disease.
Carla Stewart does a good job at getting you attached to the characters of this book, you feel so connected to them it is sad when the book comes to an end. I loved this book for the More...
Carla Stewart does a good job at getting you attached to the characters of this book, you feel so connected to them it is sad when the book comes to an end. I loved this book for the More...
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Aug 29, 2011
Maureen
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I have fallen in love with Carla Stewart's writing! I read her first book, Chasing Lilies, a couple of months ago and was blown away by her sensitivity and insight. In her second novel Broken Wings my initial impressions have not only been confirmed, but surpassed.
Two women, one 30 and one in her 80s, meet. One is dealing with an abusive fiance, and one with a husband struggling with the effects of alzheimers. As their friendship grows they learn more about each other and offer help More...
Two women, one 30 and one in her 80s, meet. One is dealing with an abusive fiance, and one with a husband struggling with the effects of alzheimers. As their friendship grows they learn more about each other and offer help More...
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Jul 23, 2011
Kelli
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Broken Wings was such a good book! The tenderness of the love story, Mitzi's faith, and Mitzi's devotion to Gabe really touched me. I finished the book feeling really happy that I read it.
One of my favorite things is a first person narration, and when authors write in alternating points-of-view, both first-person narratives, that makes it even better. I felt like I really got to know both Mitzi and Brooke. Reading a first-person narrative really lets you in to a character's tho More...
One of my favorite things is a first person narration, and when authors write in alternating points-of-view, both first-person narratives, that makes it even better. I felt like I really got to know both Mitzi and Brooke. Reading a first-person narrative really lets you in to a character's tho More...
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Jun 20, 2011
Renee
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My Thoughts: I loved, loved, loved this book. Mitzi and Brooke, the most unlikely women to end up friends, meet in the hospital where one is a volunteer and the other an ER patient. Their paths cross not once but twice and from there a friendship is established. Mitzi whose husband has Alzheimer's and Brooke abused by her fiance are there for one another in their times of need. The story is told through both women's points of view in alternating chapters; some are flashback-like in that one More...
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May 18, 2011
Kathleen
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Broken Wings for me was a very emotional book. It actually tells two different stories. One is of Gabe and Mitzi Steiner, who are now elderly, with Mitzi having had to put the love of her life in a nursing home due to Alzheimers. The other story is of Brooke Woodson who is finding out that the man she loves is the not the man for her. As Brooke finds the strength to carry on with her life in spite of the danger that surrounds her, she befriends Mitzi who tells her own story of her life to help B
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Dec 26, 2011
Carol
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Story is of two women of different generations. Mitzi is at the end of her life with a husband of 60 years in a nursing home, suffering the end stages of Altzeimers.
Mitzi is also a 'pink lady' and meets Brooke who is a paralegal , engaged to the"next district attorney"; when she comes to the hospital with injuries sustained from an attack by her "Mr Wonderful"
Once the two ladies meet there is an instant connection and they sort out all kinds of problems together.
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Mitzi is also a 'pink lady' and meets Brooke who is a paralegal , engaged to the"next district attorney"; when she comes to the hospital with injuries sustained from an attack by her "Mr Wonderful"
Once the two ladies meet there is an instant connection and they sort out all kinds of problems together.
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Aug 04, 2011
Julia
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Beautifully written and undeniably heartfelt, Broken Wings tells the story of amazingly strong Mitzi whose husband is overcome with Alzheimer's, and Brooke who is lost and trapped in an abusive relationship. The novel is about how their lives cross and become inevitably intertwined with each other, and how they are able to share life in a way that neither one expected.
Stewart's writing style is full of great imagery and her characters are all full of life in such a way that their own More...
Stewart's writing style is full of great imagery and her characters are all full of life in such a way that their own More...
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Feb 08, 2012
Trish
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My second book by Carla Stewart and she does not disappoint. First off though, I have to say that I was totally suckered in by this gorgeous cover. I would love a framed copy of this on my wall!
Ok, now for the rest. This was a fabulous book. I loved how the two main characters both shared their individual POV's throughout the story and how Stewart intertwined their lives. I truly believe that we can learn so much from older generations, if we wil More...
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My second book by Carla Stewart and she does not disappoint. First off though, I have to say that I was totally suckered in by this gorgeous cover. I would love a framed copy of this on my wall!
Ok, now for the rest. This was a fabulous book. I loved how the two main characters both shared their individual POV's throughout the story and how Stewart intertwined their lives. I truly believe that we can learn so much from older generations, if we wil More...
Jun 14, 2011
Elizabeth
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I received this book as a GoodReads First Read book giveaway. I wasn't really sure what to expect from this book. I am not that familiar with spousal abuse. But I have wondered at times when I see something on TV or in the paper why someone would stay in a relationship like that. This book shows the different aspects of life and what goes on that could cause someone to stay in a relationship where they are being abused. Ms. Stewart also show the goodness in people and how the unlikeliest pe
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Jan 01, 2012
Sarah
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Beautifully written with great voice, Broken Wings tells the story of a touching friendship between a young woman trying to escape an abusive relationship and an elderly woman who was a jazz singing sensation. This book handles tough subjects with honesty and sensitivity, and still manages to warm your heart.
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Jul 01, 2011
Sheila
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Two lives intersect for the good of both! Abuse is an ugly fact of this broken world we live in...follow as one victim helps another decades later...no man (or in this case, woman) is an island! Great story! It made me want to play some jazz music and be aware of opportunities to help others!
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Oct 06, 2011
Shannon
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This was a book I found while I was choosing another...I had to get it because of the cover. Honestly, the story didn't seem like one that would interest me too much but... this book grabbed me from the very first page...One of the best I have ever read and I could go so far as to say one of my all time favorites. :)
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Dec 28, 2011
Danielle
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An old woman and young woman develop and unlikely friendship. Good book.
Jun 29, 2011
Read it in one night! Mixed feelings but something kept me reading it:>)
Feb 27, 2011
C.J.
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At first I thought this would be your typical issue novel about domestic abuse. It had some of that flavor, but there was much more to it than that. A real, honest look at the subject with a parallel story taking place sixty years prior.
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Aug 19, 2011
Patricia
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What a wonderful story!!!!!!!!! Through tears and laughter, I entered Brook and Mitzi's lives. Having lost both of my grandmothers to Alzheimers, I could relate to this story!! Many thanks Carla for blending abuse and Alzheimers into a story that unfortunately is an everyday occurance!! I would highly recommend this book to everyone!!!!!!!!
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May 25, 2011
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Review coming soon to my blog heavenisabookstore.blogspot.com
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