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The Art Of Saying Goodbye: A Novel (2011)

by Ellyn Bache(Favorite Author)

3.29 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0062033689 (ISBN13: 9780062033680)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

William Morrow Paperbacks

review 1: A close-knit neighborhood is rocked by the news that Paisley, the most charismatic and kind woman on the block, has pancreatic cancer that has already traveled to her liver. Each person responds to this news differently. The novel describes the layers of friendship that exist between and among these women. We learn about their mixed loyalties, their indebtedness, their betrayals, their secrets and their saviors. The men and children in their lives are affected not only by Paisley's ill health but by the complicated friendships they have formed. A really good archeolagy of female interconectedness with all the pain and joys these relationships bring. Rated PG-13 if not a little towards R for some sex scenes.
review 2: I am a sucker for books like this--female... more friends and their group dynamic. In this case, how friends deal with the coming death of one in their circle, and how the ailing friend, in turn, determines what her legacy will be, amd how to make her own peace with those she will leave behind. There were several subplots dealing with husbands, careers, and children, or lack of. I particularly liked Iona, an older, somewhat acerbic character who uncertainly awaits the birth of her step-grandchild and isn't sure "grandma" is a role she wants at all since she has not had children of her own and isn't sure how she feels about them. The writing was lovely, and, yes, I shed a tear or two. Nice work. :) less

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