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Breathing Lessons
Registered by nuttyreader of Wichita Falls, Texas USA on 7/3/2008
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6 journalers for this copy...

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Maggie Moran's mission is to connect and unite people, whether they want to be united or not. Maggie is a meddler and as she and her husband, Ira, drive 90 miles to the funeral of an old friend, Ira contemplates his wasted life and the traffic, while Maggie hatches a plant to reunite her son Jesse with his long-estranged wife and baby. As Ira explains, "She thinks the people she loves are better than they really are, and so then she starts changing things around to suit her view of them." Though everyone criticizes her for being "ordinary," Maggie's ability to see the beauty and potential in others ultimately proves that she is the only one fighting the resignation they all fear. The book captured the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 1989
I did like this book!
Maggie Moran's mission is to connect and unite people, whether they want to be united or not. Maggie is a meddler and as she and her husband, Ira, drive 90 miles to the funeral of an old friend, Ira contemplates his wasted life and the traffic, while Maggie hatches a plant to reunite her son Jesse with his long-estranged wife and baby. As Ira explains, "She thinks the people she loves are better than they really are, and so then she starts changing things around to suit her view of them." Though everyone criticizes her for being "ordinary," Maggie's ability to see the beauty and potential in others ultimately proves that she is the only one fighting the resignation they all fear. The book captured the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 1989
I did like this book!

Journal Entry 2 by nuttyreader at ~~~ ♥ ~~~ A Friend ~~~ ♥ ~~~, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Thursday, February 19, 2009
Released 15 yrs ago (2/19/2009 UTC) at ~~~ ♥ ~~~ A Friend ~~~ ♥ ~~~, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA
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Enjoy Suprise Romance box!
If you should find this book and you're new to BookCrossing - WELCOME! You have found not only a book but a community of booklovers dedicated to the sharing of books. I hope that you will write a journal entry letting me know that this book has been found but it is a gift and you may do as you like with it. Feel free to keep it or pass it on to a friend or set it out "in the wild" for someone else to find like you did. You can remain anonymous but if you are interested in joining (This is a FREE & SPAM-FREE Website:), I hope you’ll consider using nuttyreader or another crosser who has journaled this book as the one who referred you!

My Mom already grabbed this one out of the box. She refuses to get a computer so won't join bookcrossing, but she reads her share of books. Will read and release when I get it back. Thanks!
Not at all what I expected. Loved Maggie!
Not at all what I expected. Loved Maggie!

Journal Entry 4 by
heartthumper
at Joensuu, Pohjois-Karjala / Norra Karelen Finland on Monday, May 11, 2009


Released 15 yrs ago (5/11/2009 UTC) at Joensuu, Pohjois-Karjala / Norra Karelen Finland
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Mailed to polenka as part of the Chick-Lit RABCK! Happy Reading!
Mailed to polenka as part of the Chick-Lit RABCK! Happy Reading!

Journal Entry 5 by polenka from Kuopio, Pohjois-Savo / Norra Savolax Finland on Friday, May 29, 2009
Thanks for the book! I have heard lots of good of Anne Tyler, for example my mom loves her books :)

Journal Entry 6 by polenka from Kuopio, Pohjois-Savo / Norra Savolax Finland on Tuesday, December 8, 2009
I wasn't very interested in this story; it was well written and I liked reading it, but the plot itself wasn't so great. I liked more Maggie's memories of her past than her quest to unite his son's family. I also found many characters quite annoying. Although this book wasn't so great, I am looking forward reading more Tyler, because I like her style of writing.
This book is a little HGG surprise for some lucky (?) fellow bookcrosser! :)
This book is a little HGG surprise for some lucky (?) fellow bookcrosser! :)

Thank you for a lovely HGG surprise, polenka :)

This book is a proof that the wishlist does work! I've now received three copies of this book as HGG or Secret Santa gifts :D Therefore, I'm going to start a ray with this copy.
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International bookray. The usual rules apply; ie. journal the book when you receive it, journal it again when you are ready to pass it on and try to read the book in about a month's time. Surface mail is fine though! Thank you and enjoy!
Participants:
mafarrimond (EU shipping)
bookbabe71 (NA shipping)
I would love for the last person to ray it forward if possible. Thanks :)
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International bookray. The usual rules apply; ie. journal the book when you receive it, journal it again when you are ready to pass it on and try to read the book in about a month's time. Surface mail is fine though! Thank you and enjoy!
Participants:
mafarrimond (EU shipping)
bookbabe71 (NA shipping)
I would love for the last person to ray it forward if possible. Thanks :)

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Sorry for taking so long to get this bookray going - it's been a hectic start of the year for me.
The book is now off to mafarrimond in the UK.
Sorry for taking so long to get this bookray going - it's been a hectic start of the year for me.
The book is now off to mafarrimond in the UK.

The book has arrived safely. I will read asap and send onwards.

Another great book by Anne Tyler - possibly the best I have read to date. Thanks for sharing it with me.

Posting on too bookbabe71

Thank you for including me in this book ray! I enjoyed the book very much - it just took me a long time to get to it. I will contact Annimanni and see if she would like me to return the book - otherwise I will just pass it along.

From collecting dust on my shelf to travelling the world.