Beautifully written story of several families brought together over time from...
Beautifully written story of several families brought together over time from San Francisco - Chile - China - England. What lives, what adversity, what strength! All written with style and passion. I loved this book.
Although completely different from his other works this one is a great read. ...
Although completely different from his other works this one is a great read. Baldacci goes back in time to tell the story of two New York kids whose father dies in an automobile accident which forces the family to move to rural Virginia to live with their invalid mother and great grandmother. A wonderful story
A beautiful little love story about a family from Minnesota whose father/husb...
A beautiful little love story about a family from Minnesota whose father/husband is in a coma because a block of ice fell from a building and hit him in the head. His wife's unfaltering devotion is written beautifully and the story is simply told in a kind and loving way
A life spent with a father in the military and an older sister. The mother...
A life spent with a father in the military and an older sister. The mother recently died of cancerhas left Katie miserable. Her transcient life with a brutal father and a sister ready to graduate and start a new life of her own leaves Katie torn . Its a thick, rich story in a thin volume.
A lovely coming of age book about a girl of almost 13 who has had to move wit...
A lovely coming of age book about a girl of almost 13 who has had to move with her Dad away from Texas and her friends and sister. A lovely story of first love and loss. Berg is a fine writer with great story lines. I enjoyed the read.
Good old Southern novel -cliche' after cliche' and I didn't much care for it....
Good old Southern novel -cliche' after cliche' and I didn't much care for it. Rich Atlanta gal gets dumped by hubby when kids are in college, so Daddy gets her a job in small college town to help a group of women laid off from a factory. If the author hadn't tried to write a southern novel it might have been better.
A great story gradually told through each studen in an Italian language class...
A great story gradually told through each studen in an Italian language class in Dublin. Each student and teacher featured have inter-twining lives connecting Ireland and Italy and their differing cultures. Good read
Wonderful story about the city of Buffalo NY at the turn of the century. Our ...
Wonderful story about the city of Buffalo NY at the turn of the century. Our heroine Louisa Burrett, headmistress of the girl's school, has come to be walking with the rich and powerful in this first electrified city in the US. Her story leads us from murder to women's right and environmentalism. A great read.
Story of a 14 year old girl who lives through her mother's trial for murder. ...
Story of a 14 year old girl who lives through her mother's trial for murder. The story is witten as a reflection of the adult woman who has since become a OB-GYN. Though well written I felt it was contrived. The character is not full-bodied and leaves much out that might have been stated by someone who had really experienced these things. The mother is on trial for performing a C-section on one of her patients. Would the scenario have really happened? Highly doubtful.
A story about 2 girls who become life-long friends when they're 12 yrs old. O...
A story about 2 girls who become life-long friends when they're 12 yrs old. On eis rich, one is poor. The rich one Cit takes the poor one Vix to live the summer with her father on Martha's Vineyard. Growing up, fallin in love and learning the "Big T" truths works for one of them while the other never learns much. Betrayal, lies and deception are part of the story. Good enough story, believable? Not even close.
