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Arthur Pepper is a 69 year old retired lock smith. His wife, Miriam died a year ago and Arthur has been living by a strict routine since then. On the anniversary of her death Arthur decides to start packing her clothes up for donation when he finds a charm bracelet he doesn't remember seeing before. Arthur starts tracking down the history of the charms and learns about a lot about his wife's life before thye met. Arthur is a great character who manages to get in some interesting situations along
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The story was charming - I couldn’t help but laugh and cheer for Arthur in the art studio especially. I really admire curiosity as a personal trait and he grew to have such an open mind. It was quite the journey and the relationships along grew in depth and I really enjoyed each of those characters too.
“Sometimes you hold onto things, not because you want to keep them, but because they are difficult to let go.” We can certainly get stuck during times of grief.
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“Sometimes you hold onto things, not because you want to keep them, but because they are difficult to let go.” We can certainly get stuck during times of grief.
“Sometimes when you've lived a chapt ...more
A story about treasures found after the death of a spouse may be more helpful than harmful.
A very enjoyable book and a quick read.
DNF I just couldn't get into this book.
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Fun and light.
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