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Ellen Cooney

Autor von A Private Hotel for Gentle Ladies

12 Werke 596 Mitglieder 36 Rezensionen Lieblingsautor von 2 Lesern

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Ellen Cooney taught creative writing at Boston College, MIT, Harvard, and the University of Maine.

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Werke von Ellen Cooney

A Private Hotel for Gentle Ladies (2005) 230 Exemplare
Lambrusco: A Novel (2008) 47 Exemplare
The White Palazzo (2002) 39 Exemplare
Thanksgiving (2013) 13 Exemplare
The Old Ballerina: Novel (1999) 10 Exemplare
Small-town girl (1983) 9 Exemplare
A Cowardly Woman No More (2023) 8 Exemplare
All the way home (1984) 5 Exemplare
The Silver Rose (1979) 2 Exemplare

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One of the best books I have read in a very long time, an amazing novel by an amazing writer. Before I read this book, I went to a reading at my then-local library which was attended by only a very few people, so my friend and I got to talk with the author. This is an uplifting and inspiring story of people and dogs who have been dealt a bad hand in life and work together to improve their futures. Not just for dog-lovers, but they will especially enjoy it. Highly recommended.
 
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auntieknickers | 14 weitere Rezensionen | Feb 15, 2024 |
No one ever expects a mystic corporate novel...but here it is. Trisha Donahue, happily married with two sons, is on the verge of a big promotion at her company, to head up her all-male department. But then two events collide: she does not get the promotion, and she is named Employee of the Year. The annual celebration is being held at an old banquet hall, The Rose & Emerald, which becomes a character in the story. There are some lovely moments, where Trisha contemplates her childhood in the central Massachusetts town, when she got to act out as one of the bad girls in the low rent district; when she rightfully rhapsodizes about her still-lively sex life with her husband; and when she escapes the party and flees into the hidden upstairs rooms of the Rose & Emerald. There, she encounters familiar people from her past and from her company, all of whom provide caring support. The novel doesn't fit into any specific genre, and is there magical realism afoot? Not sure, but it's a purely pleasurable read. PS – there’s also a comet. Or is there?

Quote: "The thought of getting my family to relocate for a job for me would be the same as if I'd helmed the Titanic, as if I'd stood at the steering wheel and said to myself, "Okay, I'm taking us into that iceberg."
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froxgirl | Nov 7, 2023 |
So-so book. Premise is the sanctuary that goes on rescues of abused dogs, bringing them back to the mountain sanctuary, and healing most of them, then getting them adopted. But Evie lives there helping to train the dogs, Giant George - how did he get there? And who are the staff really - ex-nuns? But it does have lots about becoming a dog whisperer.
 
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nancynova | 14 weitere Rezensionen | Aug 28, 2023 |
Started off captivating--the first 70 pages the protagonist was fresh, it was all about dogs and specifically rescue dogs, there was mystery, suspense. By page 100 I couldn't wait to put it down and be done with it. The problem was it just fizzled--there was no action propelling it forward. At the end of the day the joy of reading about a topic near and dear to my heart--rescue dogs, training, dog mod, strong female protagonist, was just not enough to overcome a weak plot.
 
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stickersthatmatter | 14 weitere Rezensionen | May 29, 2023 |

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