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Hello Goodbye (2011)

by Emily Chenoweth(Favorite Author)

3.16 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

006203460X (ISBN13: 9780062034601)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Harper Perennial

review 1: This is a beautiful heart-warming story about the Hansen family. This family of three heads to New Hampshire to spent one week together on vacation and for Abby's parents to celebrate their twentieth wedding anniversary. But this isn't any ordinary special occasion. It's going to be one for Helen, Abby and Elliott Hansen to remember. We see it through their eyes, when they deal with Helen's terminal diagnosis of brain cancer, when she has three more months left to life. In Hello Goodbye, we see how Helen deals with her illness, how Abby and Elliott copes with it, when they celebrate with family and friends. For Abby, as a college freshmen home for the summer, she experiences love and a rebellious streak, when she's in a love triangle of her own. For Elliott, it's how he pr... moreepares for the future and protects Abby from the truth, until the end. It's really moving. Although I don't reach much literary fiction, this touched my heart. It teaches us about life, love and death.
review 2: I honestly don't know where to begin. This book was a very emotional read for me. I wouldn't say the book is full of sad moments, it's not. I think it's because my personal life is experiencing a similar situation. This book made me cry. It made me laugh. It made me shake my head. I connected with each and every character presented. In my opinion, this book was real. It was raw. It was fantastic.It tells the story of Elliott, Helen and Abby. Helen, the mother has been diagnosed with a terminal brain cancer. She has only months to live so Elliott puts together an anniversary party and invites all their friends. It's said that Helen isn't told she is dying but throughout the story it seems to me as if she does know. It's as if Helen is giving her family what they need instead of vice-versa. I love that the story explores the feelings of Elliott, Helen, Abby and their friends. When we are experiencing something traumatic we sometimes forget how it affects others. As a daughter, I especially loved Abby. 18 years old. Coming into her life as her mother leaves hers. A wonderful heartwarming story. less

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