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Lädt ... Secret Languagevon Monica Wood
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Faith and Constance were daughters of narcissistic actor parents who were alcoholic and pretty much ignored their children. Their childhood was nonexistent, and they had only each other while they moved frequently and had to parent their mother after their father died. This novel advances fairly quickly through time, and we follow the sisters both separately and together as they try to find connections at the same time they sabotage them. Wood describes situations and characters we care about, rooting for them to heal at the same time we understand their wounds. ( ) I was going to give this book four stars... but I couldn't come up with a single reason to take a star away. It is perfect, from beginning to end. There isn't a thing I would change. The characters are fascinating, well-developed and lovely. The joys and tragedies are easily felt right alongside them. Zeige 4 von 4 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Connie has trouble with time. She always has to stop and think a minute: How old is she now? . . . Faith always seems to know, though her life is the same as Connie's: back and forth to theater towns all over. The same dingy food, the same noisy sidewalks, the same cramped suites in the same hotels. . . Sometimes they go to school, sometimes not, though they always have books to read: big packets of books that Armand sends to them in every city. Armand is their parents' lawyer, the only person they know who likes children. . . . Faith and Connie endured the same childhood as daughters of egocentric, semi-famous actors who can scarcely take care of themselves. But the two sisters could not be more different. Connie learned to beg for attention, clamor for approval, and fill the silence with words. Faith turned inward, shrinking from the tender emotions that make up an ordinary life. Despite their differences, the sisters came to rely on each other exclusively. But lately, after years of quiet connection, Faith and Connie seem to have lost the ties that once held them close. Faith has a home and two growing sons, but is still unable to fathom unconditional love. Connie, a flight attendant, is always searching, ever-expecting to find her true place in life at the end of each long flight. But a series of shocking, revelatory events will bring the sisters back to each other--and forever alter how they define love, fulfillment, and most importantly, family. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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