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I have trouble with books when I don't connect with the characters, and unfortunately, I didn't like any of them. I can understand that during the 70s, the family relationships between parents and children is different from today's perspective. While reading the book, I felt that there were so many times that a conversation between parents, between siblings, between parents and children would have other consequences.
I felt sorry for little Hannah because she was invisible from all of her family. ...more
I felt sorry for little Hannah because she was invisible from all of her family. ...more

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I got tricked into marking this to read by the Ford book club. Turns out it was just an email to join audible. I'm actually already a member, so just got the sorry you already redeemed your first book, you are not eligible.
My opinion of Ford has went down quite a bit. Thinking you are dealing with goodreads, Ford and an author it really put a bad taste in my mouth. I will definitely never read this book.
Is there a way to unmarked it as to read? ...more
My opinion of Ford has went down quite a bit. Thinking you are dealing with goodreads, Ford and an author it really put a bad taste in my mouth. I will definitely never read this book.
Is there a way to unmarked it as to read? ...more

What an amazing book. From the very first sentence, "Lydia is dead", it is completely captivating, engrossing, and moving. We see how Lydia's family reacts to her death, each struggling in a different way. And we also see in flashbacks how each character got to that position, including Lydia herself. But we also see the struggles Lydia's parents faced, her father dealing with race issues and her mother dealing with gender discrimination, and how those dynamics shaped their expectations of themse
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