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This one's difficult to write about b/c while I didn't love it, I loved a lot about it and, by the end, I was immersed emotionally. It was an interesting journey for me. I read with my ears and Kate Rudd's narration was pitch perfect. Maybe too perfect b/c I became so irritated with some of the dynamics that I actually sighed and said, "Enough already!"
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Fern and her siblings, all named after literary protagonists, struggle with their Father's enthusiasm for the family restaurant, their Mother's feigned enthusiasm, and angst of their own. An unthinkable tragedy takes the family in various directions, and love promises to strengthen their fragile family ties. Fern's voice is at the heart of the story as she works to understand her family and how to, if it is even possible, make sense of their new normal. A strong family story about love, heartach
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Have a Kleenex handy! This is a truly wonderful novel about all members of a family, not just Fern, although it is told from her perspective. I feel like I'm a part of their family after reading this novel. I can't wait to give this to my students to read!
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Dec 10, 2012
Emily David
marked it as to-read
Jan 02, 2013
Lisa
marked it as to-read
Jan 08, 2013
Jennifer Ochoa
rated it
really liked it
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Dec 22, 2013
Patricia Vermillion
marked it as to-read
