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TITLE/AUTHOR: THE MAGIC HOUR by Kristin Hannah
RATING: 4/B
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Fiction, 2006, 320 pgs
CHARACTERS: Dr. Julia Cates/psychiatrist
COMMENTS: Not one of my favorite reads by Hannah.
Had a few stumbling blocks re: belief suspension
that lost the flow of the story for me. Still,
held my interest. Dr. Cates had a thriving child
psychiatry practice in LA until she was blamed
for not alerting the possible danger/violence
that could occur from one of her patients. OK, couldn't
believe this but... ...more
RATING: 4/B
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Fiction, 2006, 320 pgs
CHARACTERS: Dr. Julia Cates/psychiatrist
COMMENTS: Not one of my favorite reads by Hannah.
Had a few stumbling blocks re: belief suspension
that lost the flow of the story for me. Still,
held my interest. Dr. Cates had a thriving child
psychiatry practice in LA until she was blamed
for not alerting the possible danger/violence
that could occur from one of her patients. OK, couldn't
believe this but... ...more

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I can't help but be swept away by the story line of a woman looking for love and finding it in a beautiful child named Alice. Another tender, heart breaking, and beautifully written by Kristin Hannah!
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