The Hourglass [Paperback]

Elizabeth Gage (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Mira Books (2000)
• ASIN: B001VC1G1I
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,547,080 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Touching Quick Read, March 23, 1999

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"johnsonclj" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hourglass (Paperback)

On the eve of their separation three lonely adolescents, two girls and a boy who have been friends since childhood, make a promise to meet at their favorite spot in fifteen years. Two of the three keep their promise with surprising, unpredictable results. Elizabeth Gage only gets better and better!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Truly Real Look At Life, May 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Hourglass (Paperback)

When Kate, an orphan comes to live with her adventurous friend Lily France, she feels at last like she belongs to a family. Although Lily and Kate also belong to another family, that one between the two girls and a boy named Jordan Brady. When they all are last together in their childhood this is the night before Jordan is sent to boarding school. During this night they all make a promise to meet again in 15 years in the exact spot. When they are all adults, Kate and Lily lose touch with Jordan. He is a very succesful business man, featured in magazines constantly. Lily is a housewife in her hometown raising 2 little girls. Kate moves to New York City to pursue a career as a journalist. When the 15 years finally passes, Kate returns. She meets Jordan there and even though she dosen't know it, Lily is there watching from the sidelines, ironically the way Kate was the night before the 3 were seperated. The next day the 3 continue with their lives as though the night never happened, until Kate learns she is pregnant with Jordan's child. She doesen't contact Jordan. When Nick (Kate and Jordans baby) is 4 years old, Kate and Jordan run into each other at Central Park. The both know what happenned that night. Jordan asks Kate to move in with him. This is after she had done a 50,000 word article on him and he had a fiance. Kate agreed. THey were very happy for a long time. But Kate always felt that Jordan had always loved Lily. Later Nick contracts lukemia and eventually after a long battle passes away. (ironically the three meet at a funeral of a classmate who died of lukemia) Jordan moves out nad continues his life and so does kate but only to find out that Jordan loved her the most all along.

I enjoyed this book because it gave a real life look at life, everything didn't work out just as planned, at that made it an interesting story with plenty of twists and turns

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I can't believe this, July 3, 2002

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C. Wilson "Kenyon Fan" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Hourglass (Paperback)

When I just finished this book last night I was so upset with it. All the trials and tribulations these kids went through in their lives, it was sad.

I didn't like how it was written, I really didn't get a sense of completion with it or how the characters felt. It all felt like the trio betrayed each other and it infuriated me.

I never really got the sense that Jordan loved Kate even though we learned he loved her his whole life. I didn't believe it, even when Kates best friend told her so.

Don't get this book it will make not want to read any other books by this women which is sad, because I bought this book because of another one she wrote, I loved it.