Lucia, Lucia
4 journalers for this copy...
This book was bought from a Friends of the Library sale shelf in Fort Bend County or at the Houston, Texas Public Library sale.
I really enjoyed this book although it was very similar in plot to Very Valentine which she wrote more recently.
Offered as a ray.
I've tried to do a controlled release 4 times and now I give up.
Sent to Svoight
Next in line is JennyC1230
then Agrace.
Offered as a ray.
I've tried to do a controlled release 4 times and now I give up.
Sent to Svoight
Next in line is JennyC1230
then Agrace.
Received as part of the bookray. I will get it read and moving on very shortly. Thanks for including me.
Just a note to let you know that I have pm'd jennyc1230 and am waiting for a reply, the book is ready to move on.
Released to the next in line for the bookray JennyC1230.
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To the finder of this book:
Hello and congratulations! You have not only found yourself a good book, but a whole community of booklovers dedicated to sharing books with each other and the world. I hope you'll stick around a bit and get to know BookCrossing --maybe even make a journal entry on this book. You may choose to remain anonymous or to join (its free!)
Feel free to read and keep this book, or to pass it on to a friend or even set it out "in the wild" for someone else to find like you did. If you do choose to join and journal, then you can watch the book as it travels- You'll be alerted by email each time someone makes another journal entry. It's all confidential (you're known only by your screen name and no one is ever given your e-mail address), free, and spam-free. Happy reading!
The book is here! I'm looking forward to reading it and passing it on to the next person in line. Thanks for sharing MyssCyn!
My Review: I really enjoyed this book! The story goes back in time to New York City in the 1950's. Lucia Sartori's story is fascinating, she has to make such difficult decisions because of the time she lives. I just love this author! Every book I read is wonderful and different, her characters come alive and that is not an easy thing to do.
Favorite quotes from the book:
"The unhappy man finds compensation outside the home. He works, he lives in the world, he can find joy outside of himself. But a woman builds the home, and if she is unhappy there, she suffers and her children suffer."
"That's how it is when you get married, which is why I never will. What honest person could stand before a group of people and promise that in sickness (yech), poverty (they've got to be kidding), and whatever else comes down the pike that you would never leave? The wedding vows are a license to be a complete jerk, with full knowledge that the person you married has agreed no matter how large a horse's ass you are, to stay by your side until death. A fool could tell you this is a bad deal."
"There it is, the first sign of falling in love: the great longing that comes from even the slightest separation. When I look at him, I don't feel that I deserve him: rather that I aspire to him. This will be a love I will have to earn, but something tells me.....is worth it."
When I receive agrace's address I will mail it to her.
Favorite quotes from the book:
"The unhappy man finds compensation outside the home. He works, he lives in the world, he can find joy outside of himself. But a woman builds the home, and if she is unhappy there, she suffers and her children suffer."
"That's how it is when you get married, which is why I never will. What honest person could stand before a group of people and promise that in sickness (yech), poverty (they've got to be kidding), and whatever else comes down the pike that you would never leave? The wedding vows are a license to be a complete jerk, with full knowledge that the person you married has agreed no matter how large a horse's ass you are, to stay by your side until death. A fool could tell you this is a bad deal."
"There it is, the first sign of falling in love: the great longing that comes from even the slightest separation. When I look at him, I don't feel that I deserve him: rather that I aspire to him. This will be a love I will have to earn, but something tells me.....is worth it."
When I receive agrace's address I will mail it to her.
Mailing to Agrace today to continue the Bookray!
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arrived today. Thanks! I'm looking forward to reading this!
Finished this last night.
At times I felt like I was reading "It's a Wonderful Life" and was waiting for the narrator to say, "By now you've probably figured out that Lucia never makes it off Commerce Street".
But it was an enjoyable book that gave an interesting look at the lives of women in the 50's.
Thanks for sharing.
I am at the end of the list...MyssCyn, what are your wishes for the book?
At times I felt like I was reading "It's a Wonderful Life" and was waiting for the narrator to say, "By now you've probably figured out that Lucia never makes it off Commerce Street".
But it was an enjoyable book that gave an interesting look at the lives of women in the 50's.
Thanks for sharing.
I am at the end of the list...MyssCyn, what are your wishes for the book?
Loaned to a friend who is temporarily house-bound.
