Unless: A Novel
by Carol Shields | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0007154615 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0007154615 Global Overview for this book
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bookczuk
of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA on 11/30/2006
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
bookczuk of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA on 11/30/2006 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
I read this a while back, and was kind of disappointed in it--I usually love CArol Shields so much. Then, shortly after finishing it, found out that she was terminally ill with cancer (and has subsequently died.) I felt dreadfully guilty not liking the book so much and made up for it by purchasing a copy of the book at a book sale to release via BookCrossing.
From the Publisher
Reta Winters, 44 years of age, has started a new sort of life. She has discovered the meaning of loss for the first time." For all of her days, Reta has enjoyed the useful monotony of happiness: a loving family, good friends, growing success as a writer of light fiction, novels 'for summertime'. This placid existence cracks open one fearful day when her beloved eldest daughter, Norah, drops out to sit on a gritty street corner, silent but for the sign around her neck that reads "Goodness." Reta's search for what drove her daughter to such a desperate statement turns into an unflinching and surprisingly funny meditation on where we find meaning and hope.
From the Publisher
Reta Winters, 44 years of age, has started a new sort of life. She has discovered the meaning of loss for the first time." For all of her days, Reta has enjoyed the useful monotony of happiness: a loving family, good friends, growing success as a writer of light fiction, novels 'for summertime'. This placid existence cracks open one fearful day when her beloved eldest daughter, Norah, drops out to sit on a gritty street corner, silent but for the sign around her neck that reads "Goodness." Reta's search for what drove her daughter to such a desperate statement turns into an unflinching and surprisingly funny meditation on where we find meaning and hope.
Journal Entry 2 by bookczuk at -- Wild Released Somewhere In Mt Pleasant in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina USA on Wednesday, December 6, 2006
bookczuk at -- Wild Released Somewhere In Mt Pleasant in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina USA on Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (12/6/2006 UTC) at -- Wild Released Somewhere In Mt Pleasant in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina USA
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To the finder of this book:
Hello and congratulations! You have not only found yourself a good book, but a whole community of booklovers dedicated to sharing books with each other and the world at large. I hope you'll stick around a bit and get to know BookCrossing --maybe even make a journal entry on this book. You may choose to remain anonymous or to join (its free!) And if you do choose to join, I hope you'll consider using me, bookczuk, as your referring member. Feel free to read and keep this book, or to pass it on to a friend or even set it out "in the wild" for someone else to find like you did. If you do choose to join and journal, then you can watch the book as it travels- You'll be alerted by email each time someone makes another journal entry. It's all confidential (you're known only by your screen name and no one is ever given your e-mail address), free, and spam-free. Happy reading!
PS And if you find yourself liking BookCrossing, Charleston is hosting a BookCrossing Convention in April 2007! For more information, see our webpage here! Be on the lookout for other books left in the "Wild"!
