Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. Already a member? Sign in.
|
|||||||||
Frequently Bought Together
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
The Tin Box by Holly Kennedy  (20)
|
Julia's Chocolates by Cathy Lamb  (40)
$11.20
|
The Silver Compass by Holly Kennedy (3)
$11.90
|
Whistling In the Dark by Lesley Kagen (54)
|
Family Tree by Barbara Delinsky  (79)
$11.20
|
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Kennedy's tedious second novel (after The Tin Box) focuses on Annie Hillman, a mother of two in the middle of a divorce. Her 11-year-old son Eric's rare illness has racked up enormous bills and caused tension in the family, and Luke, her 13-year-old, longs to live with his father, Jack. When Annie loses her job, she moves the brood from Seattle to her hometown, Eagan's Point, Wash. A series of ads purporting to be from an admirer from Annie's past appear in the local paper, making Annie a minor local celebrity and later attracting the attention of a daytime talk show. The search for the ad author's identity is fruitless, but his unconvincing identity is finally revealed on the talk show. Hillman's writing tends toward the banal ("Funny what our minds keep from us.... What we refuse to accept and what we twist around to look like something that's easier to accept"), and many of the situations are too contrived to elicit the emotive reaction the author intends. (Apr.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From Booklist
Annie Hillman and her two sons have moved back home to Eagan's Point, Washington, as she tries to handle all that life has thrown at her. She and her husband, Jack, are in the middle of a divorce; her oldest son, Luke, is cutting school; and her younger son Eric's medical bills are causing financial stress. She finds sanctuary in kayaking and in a majestic tree on which she and her father nailed a penny when she was facing an earlier time of challenge. As Annie tries to get her bearings, someone places an ad in the local paper in an effort to locate her, claiming that Annie is the lost love of his life. As she tries to determine the identity of this mystery man, she discovers a great deal about herself and her family. Kennedy's heartrending story about love and family will touch readers' hearts and bring tears to their eyes. Patty Engelmann
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
See all Editorial Reviews
Kennedy's tedious second novel (after The Tin Box) focuses on Annie Hillman, a mother of two in the middle of a divorce. Her 11-year-old son Eric's rare illness has racked up enormous bills and caused tension in the family, and Luke, her 13-year-old, longs to live with his father, Jack. When Annie loses her job, she moves the brood from Seattle to her hometown, Eagan's Point, Wash. A series of ads purporting to be from an admirer from Annie's past appear in the local paper, making Annie a minor local celebrity and later attracting the attention of a daytime talk show. The search for the ad author's identity is fruitless, but his unconvincing identity is finally revealed on the talk show. Hillman's writing tends toward the banal ("Funny what our minds keep from us.... What we refuse to accept and what we twist around to look like something that's easier to accept"), and many of the situations are too contrived to elicit the emotive reaction the author intends. (Apr.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From Booklist
Annie Hillman and her two sons have moved back home to Eagan's Point, Washington, as she tries to handle all that life has thrown at her. She and her husband, Jack, are in the middle of a divorce; her oldest son, Luke, is cutting school; and her younger son Eric's medical bills are causing financial stress. She finds sanctuary in kayaking and in a majestic tree on which she and her father nailed a penny when she was facing an earlier time of challenge. As Annie tries to get her bearings, someone places an ad in the local paper in an effort to locate her, claiming that Annie is the lost love of his life. As she tries to determine the identity of this mystery man, she discovers a great deal about herself and her family. Kennedy's heartrending story about love and family will touch readers' hearts and bring tears to their eyes. Patty Engelmann
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
See all Editorial Reviews
Product Details
|
