The Year of Pleasures: A Novel
3 journalers for this copy...
From amazon.com:
"The familiar protagonist of Berg's 13th novel (after The Art of Mending) is a Boston widow of several months, 55-year-old Betta Nolan, who fulfills her dying husband's dream of moving out to the Midwest and starting a new life. "It will give me peace to know that what you will do is exactly what we talked about," says John commandingly before dying of liver cancer; Betta, an author of children's books, sells their Beacon Hill brownstone and takes off, buying an oversized Victorian in the small town of Stewart, Ill., 49 miles from Chicago. Lonely, she finds herself tracking down three former college roommates from the late 1960s, Lorraine, Maddy and Susanna, whom she ditched once she met John. The women reappear one by one and help give her the courage to open a shop called What a Woman Wants (it'll sell "all different stuff that women loved. Beautiful things, but unusual too. Like antique birdcages with orchids growing in them"). Meanwhile, she begins to make friends in town, notably with attractive young handyman Matthew and natty oldster Tom Bartlett."
This was given to me by a well-meaning friend, and it's already been sitting here, untouched, for several months. So I'm going to set it free, to let it find a more appreciative reader. Enjoy!
"The familiar protagonist of Berg's 13th novel (after The Art of Mending) is a Boston widow of several months, 55-year-old Betta Nolan, who fulfills her dying husband's dream of moving out to the Midwest and starting a new life. "It will give me peace to know that what you will do is exactly what we talked about," says John commandingly before dying of liver cancer; Betta, an author of children's books, sells their Beacon Hill brownstone and takes off, buying an oversized Victorian in the small town of Stewart, Ill., 49 miles from Chicago. Lonely, she finds herself tracking down three former college roommates from the late 1960s, Lorraine, Maddy and Susanna, whom she ditched once she met John. The women reappear one by one and help give her the courage to open a shop called What a Woman Wants (it'll sell "all different stuff that women loved. Beautiful things, but unusual too. Like antique birdcages with orchids growing in them"). Meanwhile, she begins to make friends in town, notably with attractive young handyman Matthew and natty oldster Tom Bartlett."
This was given to me by a well-meaning friend, and it's already been sitting here, untouched, for several months. So I'm going to set it free, to let it find a more appreciative reader. Enjoy!
Journal Entry 2 by KML at Tea Rex Teahouse on South Blvd (in Atherton Mill) in Charlotte, North Carolina USA on Sunday, March 11, 2007
Released 17 yrs ago (3/10/2007 UTC) at Tea Rex Teahouse on South Blvd (in Atherton Mill) in Charlotte, North Carolina USA
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On the counter inside. Whatever they have on special will be good!
On the counter inside. Whatever they have on special will be good!
A very sweet book! Somewhat predictable, but not a waste of time at all. I stayed up to finish it!
Journal Entry 4 by papilio at FLT Gathering at Camp Albemarle in Newport, North Carolina USA on Thursday, April 12, 2007
Released 17 yrs ago (4/12/2007 UTC) at FLT Gathering at Camp Albemarle in Newport, North Carolina USA
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The book was a nice story but nothing really grabbed me & hooked me in. The title was the best part. I usually mark a book with pages that I want to reread again at the end. I got through this book without marking a single page.
CAUGHT IN CARY NC USA
CAUGHT IN CARY NC USA
