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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Scribner; Reprint edition (August 4, 2015)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1476755221
  • ISBN-13: 978-1476755229
  • Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.7 x 8 inches
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5.0 out of 5 starsA grand sort of love story told with deft wryness and enormous compassion
By Alexandra L on August 5, 2014
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Annie Weatherwax’s “All We Had” is all we want in a novel: deeply observed and fully rounded characters, a compelling plot and a bold and original voice, as well as sentences so fresh that they pop off the page and yet still feel totally organic. And, when you read it a second time, you see how skillfully it is put together, the same way a second read of “Gatsby” draws your attention to the early fender benders.

“All We Had” tells the story of a mother and daughter, Rita and Ruthie Carmichael. When we meet them, it is June, 2005 and Rita is 29, Ruthie 13. They are living in Orange, California with Rita’s latest boyfriend, a next-day wall-to-wall carpeting installer named Phil. As Ruthie, the narrator, describes Phil, he is given to talking about his job “as if he were a paramedic.” Ruthie, a tomboy with a love for baseball caps, has little patience for either Phil or her mother’s eye-batting, sweet-talking act around him. She much prefers her mother’s fierce no-BS smarts to her Oscar-worthy helpless female act even though it always worked. For Rita has lost her latest part-time job at Walgreens and is utterly out of prospects. They had already moved seven times that year until “voila! out of nowhere, [Rita] produced Phil, an instant boyfriend with a house.” The problem is, according to Ruthie, “No matter how they started, all my mother’s boyfriends turned into [jerks]. It was only a matter of time before Phil did too.” Sure enough, by the end of the first chapter, Rita and Ruthie have hit the road again, with a car full of Phil’s stuff they’ve helped themselves to. This time, though, they’re heading for Boston. Rita is convinced that Ruthie is destined for a Harvard scholarship, so they might as well head in that direction.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starshas not had an easy life, yet she gives amazing strength and voice ...
By Bee True on August 5, 2014
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I couldn’t put this book down. The writing is clean, crisp, and stunningly vivid.
The narrative begins as Ruthie and Rita need to vacate another unstable home. The protagonist, thirteen-year-old Ruthie, has not had an easy life, yet she gives amazing strength and voice to this novel. She is edgy, smart and funny, and despite the difficult situations she is placed in, she always manages to have empathy for others. When she finally finds a “family” in Fat River, we watch her relationships develop and see the depth of her character. Ruthie is brave and kind, and intensely loyal. Rita, Ruthie’s mother, might not always make the greatest choices for her daughter, but we grow to understand her limitations and see that she is doing the best that she can. This complicated mother-daughter relationship feels poignant and authentic. Ruthie must often take on the role of caretaker, and although there are moments when it’s difficult not to feel angry at Rita, we understand that she is a product of her history and circumstance. All of the characters, so complete and well-drawn, with their beauty and flaws, pull us into this narrative and move the story forward at a perfect pace. And how can you not fall in love with Peter-Pam, the warm, witty, and utterly charming waitress.
But what makes this book so outstanding is the hope it gives us—hope that there is a better life, that Ruthie can rise above the chaos and dysfunction, and that compassion and kindness really do make a difference.
Every character is unforgettable. One of the best novels I’ve read in a long time.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Riveting, Witty, and Powerful Debut Novel- A Winner Out of the Gate!
By Judith D. Collins TOP 1000 REVIEWER on August 5, 2014
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A special thank you to Scribner and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

From a poverty stricken and homeless mother/daughter team, comes a powerful, witty, and heartbreaking debut novel, ALL WE HAD by talented, Annie Weatherwax (her artistic talent most definitely lends her great insight into the human heart with her rich and well-developed characters)!

Wow, I knew I was going to love ALL WE HAD, when I viewed the cover and read the summary. However, it was so much more, as this dynamic novel, did not disappoint, and exceeded all my expectations.

Thirteen year old Ruthie, has been accustomed to being the mother in the family; sharp, street smart, and a survivor. From bullying at school, to fighting off her mom’s crazy boyfriends, and finding food and shelter.

Young mother Rita has never had it easy, from her poor childhood, which carried into her adult life as a single mom, moving from one place to another, living in their car, working endless jobs, and never being able to get ahead or provide for her daughter in the way she wants.

With her good looks, she goes from one man to another and when things do not work out, mother-daughter (Thelma and Louise) hits the road again for the next opportunity, always seeking the good life. Rita has never provided Ruthie with a stable home; however, mom knows her daughter will one day achieve the college education at Harvard, she deserves and hopes for a better life than the one she has known. From evil stepfathers, abusive boyfriends, stealing, going hungry, to mortgage fraud, they have seen it all.

At the beginning of the book, the duo head out in their used Ford Escort for greener grass and blue skies.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsgreat novel.

Here's my review for "All We Had" ..great novel..
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