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| Title | : | One True Thing |
| Author | : | Anna Quindlen |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 320 pages |
| Published | : | August 8th 2006 by Random House Trade Paperbacks (first published August 30th 1994) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Contemporary. Adult Fiction. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Novels. Adult. Family |
Anna Quindlen
Paperback | Pages: 320 pages Rating: 4.03 | 36685 Users | 1329 Reviews
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Ellen Gulden leaves her life as a successful New York journalist, to return home and care for her mother Kate diagnosed with cancer. In the short time they have left, the relationship between mother and daughter - tender, awkward and revealing - deepens, and Ellen is forced to confront painful truths about her adored father. After Kate's death, Ellen goes from devoted daughter to prime suspect, accused of the mercy killing.
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| Original Title: | One True Thing |
| ISBN: | 0812976185 (ISBN13: 9780812976182) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Langhorne(United States) Montgomery County, Pennsylvania(United States) |
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Ratings: 4.03 From 36685 Users | 1329 ReviewsWrite-Up Epithetical Books One True Thing
One True Thing by Anna Quindlen was a gently meandering character driven novel shining the light upon family dealing with a terminal illness. It was moving, beautifully written, and a delight to read.Early on I couldn't relate to Ellen the novels protagonist. She struck me as hard hearted, self centred and lacking in emotion. I couldn't understand her reluctance toward coming home to care for her mother during the last months of her life. During the months spent caring for her mother Ellen
I got this novel because the girl I was into at that time, was into this book, but I just couldn't get into it. It was OK. OKish. Maybe it's great, or maybe it's below average. I don't know. I was too irritated, even then with the company it kept, with whom it associated so freely, to enjoy it really, to truly enjoy it. Quindlen's Black and Blue is actually pretty good, read that one. That one I did enjoy and even liked. It is still relevant in this climate. But don't fall for a good woman,
Bah. Anna Quindlen's prose makes plucking out eyelashes seem like a reasonably fun way to spend an afternoon.
Once upon a time, there was a woman who lost her mother then her sister to cancer, within two years of each other. She mourned and missed them but time went by and she healed. Then 14 years later, she read this book and some things she had forgotten came back to her. Hard.Anna Quindlen did a remarkable job of describing the losses that come with cancers inexorable marchlosses that do not include the death of the loved one with the cancer. The loss of ability, of dignity, of a way of life, of the
This is one of my all-time favorite books. You can read the synopsis for yourself, but in short Ellen Gulden is a Harvard-educated writer living in New York, on the cusp of greatness. Her father is a Lit. Professor and Ellen connects with him, more than her stay-at-home mother, Kate. Kate is diagnosed with cancer, and with the urging of her father, Ellen leaves the city and moves home to help take care of her mother and the chores. The mind-numbing existence her mother leads quickly takes a toll
I have been wanting to read this book, but have been reluctant to start it. I feared it would strike too close to home, and bring up many feelings of my mom's illness and death. The book did do so, of course, but in a good way...it was oddly cathartic, reassuring, and comforting. Moving the furniture around to fit the hospital bed in the living room...looking at the house layout and stairs in a whole new way. The line where she says she thinks it would be difficult to bury someone in the
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