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Indlæser... Souvenir: A Novel (udgave 2008)af Therese Fowler
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Meg Powell and Carson McKay are neighbors who fall in love as teens, only to have Meg marry her boss Brian (who can forgive her father's overdue mortgage payments) after a wedding-eve last fling with Carson. About 17 years later, Meg is an obstetrician with an almost-16 daughter Savannah, and Carson is a successful musician about to be married to a woman nearly half his age. You can probably guess where some of this is going. The story is told from the viewpoints of Meg, Carson, and Savannah. Savannah's I could do without, as she does some typical stupid-teen stuff, but it's necessary to the plot. The big part of the story is Meg's recent diagnosis of ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), and her desire to admit her mistakes, leave something for her daughter, yet die the way she wants to go. That part did make me think. Whew, this book seriously pulls at the heart strings and makes you think. It's about trying to make responsible decisions and living with the choices you make, even if that means living with regret. And sometimes making amends with that regret. I couldn't put this book down, I devoured it! The ending was incredibly touching and had me in tears. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
Meg Powell and Carson McKay were raised side by side on their families' farms, bonded by a love that only deepened as they grew. Everyone in their small rural community in northern Florida thought that Meg and Carson would always be together. But at twenty-one, Meg was presented with a marriage proposal she could not refuse, forever changing the course of her life. Seventeen years later, Meg's marriage has become routine, and she spends her time juggling the demands of her medical practice, the needs of her widowed father, and the whims of her rebellious teenage daughter, Savannah, who is confronting her burgeoning sexuality in a dangerous manner and pushing her mother away just when she needs her most. Then, after a long absence, Carson returns home to prepare for his wedding to a younger woman. As Carson struggles to determine where his heart and future lie, Meg makes a shocking discovery that will upset the balance of everyone around her. Unfolding with warmth and passion, Therese Fowler's vibrant and moving debut illuminates the possibility of second chances, the na©·ive choices of youth, the tensions within families, and the wondrous designs of f No library descriptions found. |
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My description makes this story sound very sappy and Lifetime movie-ish. And yes, it is to a degree. I'm a little bit of a sucker for stories of reunited teenage love. But the writing was decent, which saves this from being over-the-edge sappy. A lot of it was predictable. Some of it was not. Not a deep read, but enjoyable enough as a quick interlude between the heavier stuff. ( )