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    <![CDATA[Above the Thunder]]>
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    <![CDATA[A wary, middle-aged widow numbed by loss and disappointment. A preternaturally intelligent little girl who eavesdrops on the dead. A charming, sybaritic gay man torn between his love for his partner and the anarchy of his desires.These are the charged poles of Ren?e Manfredi&#8217;s gorgeously written first novel, a book that explores the currents of tenderness, responsibility and chance that turn strangers into a family. <br/><br/>Anna Brinkman meets her ten-year-old granddaughter Flynn when the girl appears on her doorstep, desperate for a love more steadfast than any she has received from her parents. She meets Jack when he shows up in an AIDS support group she is running and does his best to get kicked out. What ensues in a house on the coast of Maine will be the great journey of all their lives. Filled with humor, sadness, and wisdom, <strong>Above the Thunder </strong>is a magical achievement.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I did enjoy this book. I found it really hard to get into at first because it just didn't really pull you in with anything in particular.  But the good news was that it actually did get better and at one point I felt like I just wanted to go meet the characters and go to a party and hang out with th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23117039">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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