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Winter Garden

Kristin Hannah

Start date: July 1, 2016

Finish date: July 31, 2016

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Dec 05, 2010 Tien rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, chick-lit, snakes-ladders

So, I'm writing this review with slightly swollen eyes... Yes, I've shed lots of tears for this story - in fact, I came very close to sobbing out loud...

Just after the first chapter, I really wasn't sure if I was in the mood to read this type of story. A story, that is, guaranteed to be full of pain but hopefully with a hopeful conclusion. So, I looked around a bit more about what others say and one said, it gets better in the second half.

It did get better, a little bit sooner, I think. For me, ...more

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Jan 28, 2019 Elle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-star-reads

I loved this book so much! It's beautiful, frightening, heartbreaking, and fantastic. The narrative bounces back and forth from present day and 1930s-1940s Russia in a way that feels seamless and natural. I hadn't really refreshed my memory on the premise before I started reading and I'm glad I hadn't. The beauty of this novel came through so much better without me having any expectations whatsoever. This one is one that will definitely be a candidate for a reread. I didn't expect to love this b ...more

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Apr 16, 2022 Olivermagnus rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, russia, 2022, zapr-2022

Winter Garden focuses on the Whitson family, mother Anya, and sisters Meredith and Nina, as they try to cope with the devastating loss of their beloved husband and father, Evan.

Meredith and Nina are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard. The other followed a dream and travelled the world to become a famous photojournalist. When their father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their ...more

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Sep 03, 2019 Kathryn rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2019, historical-fiction, fiction, paid, wwii

The ending raised the book's rating for me. It took nearly 2/3 of the book for the book to be interesting and even then it kept alternating between slow and boring and mildly interesting. Most of the book, I debated whether to continue reading it or marking it s a DNF. Overall, I am thinking this book should be a 2.5 and because of the last few chapter, I'll raise it to a 3 on Goodreads I loved Firefly Lane and think I'll hold off on The Nightingale until the hype wares down.

Note of 9/6: I have ...more

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