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Every Time We Say Goodbye (2011)

by Jamie Zeppa(Favorite Author)

3.77 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0307399478 (ISBN13: 9780307399472)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Knopf Canada

review 1: Spans three generations of one particular family, starting in the 1940's when Grace becomes an unwed mother and her sister-in-law tries to keep the child. Successive generations all fall prey to parents coming and going, and all the missing links don't come together until the end. A bit of an unexpected twist at the end. Not your usual dismal Canadian lit. Not necessarily a great book, but I'm glad I read it.
review 2: A poignant story of the quintessential dysfunctional family. The story jumps back and forth through time and is told (successfully!) from several different viewpoints in authentic voice. I was attached to the characters and intrigued by the storyline. As a parent, some parts of the story were uncomfortable, if not difficult, to read simply be... morecause I couldn't relate to that style of parenting (or lack there-of), but that was the point, I think. A fast read, and a moving and hopeful story. less

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