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Florence Gordon (2014)

by Brian Morton(Favorite Author)
3.93 of 5 Votes: 2
ISBN
0544309863 (ISBN13: 9780544309869)
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English
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
review 1: Interesting and thought provoking. I liked the whole approach to women and their issues. Rather short but sure made you think. It would be a great Book Club or study group novel. Lots of issues to discuss particularly centered around choosing one's authentic path and life's passions. Florence was a "pip"…everyone would just love to be a tiny as irreverent and blunt as she I am sure. Good gift for the thoughtful woman and even the other guys! I recommend it.
review 2: Florence Gordon was a great old broad, still interested in her career at 75 and going strong. She reminded me of Olive Kitteridge. I loved how this was the story of mature people - her and her son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter - about their careers and place they find themselves in at thi
... mores point in each one's life. I loved the setting of New York City, too. But so many very short chapters was off-putting, and so the 4 star rating rather than 5. The ending was rather abrupt as well. But all in all, as I read it, I really enjoyed these characters' journeys. less
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alice
a big bad liberal feminist denying the joy of family; Couldn't wait to to finished with this book
sarahmayo
I loved the characters in this novel, all wonderfully flawed and real.
atriedes4077
Characters that will stay with me for a long time.
fzhao37
I think Kirkus got it exactly right.
dalila95
3.5 stars
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