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This was my first Ann Patchett novel and I do have to say that I loved it. This book was magically written with a story line that was so unique compared to other novels that I have read lately. Rose is a hung woman, pregnant for the first time, who feels that she no longer loves her husband, and leaves town one afternoon never to return. Her destination is a the small town of Habit, KY, where St Elizabeth's, a home for unwed mothers in located, in a grand hotel near the place where a natural healing spring once flowed.
Rose arrives at St Elizabeth's, planning on staying until she has her baby and then leaving to make something of herself far away from her past. However, as time passes, Rose realizes that she cannot leave behind St Elizabeth's or her baby. In order to stay, and in hope of burying her past, Rose marries the handyman, a man twice her age, named Son. Son truly loves Rose and her daughter, Cecilia.
The novel is told in three parts, and each narrator has his/her own distinct voice and story. At first, this worried me, because I had come extremely attached to Rose by the end of Part I. However, the second part of the story told by Son, was just as captivating as Rose's story. Each part tells a new addition to the story, further exposing us the distress that Rose was under at the time of her pregnancy and throughout the years that she stays at St. Elizabeth's.
After reading this book, I plan on continuing to further explore Ann Patchett's writing and her other novels, three of which I've already obtained.
[Saturday, October 25, 2008]
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«If I could give it a zero, I would.»
I could write many lines about how much I disliked this novel, but I would be taking up too much of your time. I really did not care for the writing style. It seemed way too slow for me.
[Monday, October 13, 2008]
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«....as compelling as her other work!»
I still have a couple of disks to go, but am as entralled as ever with Ann Patchett's writing. Her descriptive powers are amazing and I have almost instant empathy with her characters. The only piece of hers I have not yet read or listened to is "What Now?" and I have purchased that, too.
I can't wait to get in my car so I can get back into the story.
[Wednesday, October 08, 2008]
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