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Absolutely wonderful. So heartbreaking, but with so much redemption and forgiveness by the end. The pain of personal and inter-family tragedy, how it ripples through two generations, and how - eventually - it can be faced, worked through, and forgiven. I loved this book.
“The thing is, Peter, grown-ups don’t know what they’re doing any better than kids do. That’s the truth.”
All the stars for this wonderful, multi-generational family drama!!
Ask Again, Yes takes readers through the lives of two families, the Stanhills and the Gleeson’s, told over the course of several decades, with themes of love, family, hope, loss, lies and forgiveness.
As two police officers befriend one another, their stories unfold as their lives intersect throughout the years and one tragic ...more
All the stars for this wonderful, multi-generational family drama!!
Ask Again, Yes takes readers through the lives of two families, the Stanhills and the Gleeson’s, told over the course of several decades, with themes of love, family, hope, loss, lies and forgiveness.
As two police officers befriend one another, their stories unfold as their lives intersect throughout the years and one tragic ...more
My rating is *probably* closer to a 3.5 than a 3 star rating, but that's only because my reading experience of this book was a 3 and the 'how-well-I-think-the-book-was-done' is a 4. But, all that to say, I feel I am one of the very few dissenting opinions of this work as many of those I follow rated it 5 stars.
So, here is what I loved: the writing was excellent, the characters realistic, flawed, and ultra-complicated, enjoyed the slower-paced, character-driven pacing. And, you know I love a goo ...more
So, here is what I loved: the writing was excellent, the characters realistic, flawed, and ultra-complicated, enjoyed the slower-paced, character-driven pacing. And, you know I love a goo ...more
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