One morning, Rebecca wakes up and realises she has turned into the wrong person. Is she really this joyous and outgoing organiser of parties, the put-upon heart of her dead husband's extended family? What happened to her quiet and serious nineteen year old self, and what would have happened if she'd married her college sweetheart? Can someone ever recover the person they've left behind?

Decided I'm not going to get round to reading this any time soon, so sending to Msjoanna.

Thanks for the RABCK! I love Anne Tyler and many readers consider this one of her best books. Looking forward to it.

I've just been offered an audio version of this book, so I'm going to set the hard copy to available. I'll come back here and edit this entry when I've listened to the audio.

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Released into sweetsangria's I See A Tree Bookbox (note that the cover on the copy released is different than the one pictured with the JE.)

I've already read this one so..I will find a new home for it soon:)

sending to pritzkit as part of an RABCK bookbox.

Recieved in a RABCK bookbox from sweetsangria. I've always been intrigued by the title of this book. So, thank you to:

camis for starting it on its way
msjoanna for keeping it moving
sweetsangria for getting it to me

Going to start this before bed tonight!

Update 3/9/13: I guess I have to accept that Anne Tyler is not the author for me. I didn't like any of the characters or even care enough to hate them! But I know she has lots of devoted readers so I'm sure this book will find the right reader.

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