Looking Back... In an effort to transfer my book journal entries over to this blog, I'm going to attempt to post (in chronological order) an entry every Friday. I may or may not add extra commentary to what I jotted down in these journals.
Fiction
2002
Finished on 6/26/2002
Rating: 3.5/5 (Good)
Publisher's Blurb:
Though Anna once adored her aunt Rose, that ended when she betrayed Anna and her mother - Rose's terminally ill sister - and Anna can't forgive or forget. Years later, her own heart broken, Anna returns home to Rose, and to the family restaurant, the Bella Sorella, now grown shabby with age. Anna is still reluctant to forgive Rose, insisting that her stay is temporary. But the intimacy of working with Rose to put the Bella Sorella back on its feet, and an unexpected chance at true love, bring about a change of heart. Patricia Gaffney once again delivers a story told with grace and warmth, reminding us that there's no place like home.
My Original Thoughts (2002):
Took me a while to get interested in the characters, but eventually I did. Enjoyed the emails between Anna and new friend, Mason. Touching passages put a lump in my throat several times. Nice follow-up to The Saving Graces. "Funny, moving, and insightful about love, life, and family..."
My Current Thoughts (2026):
I suspect this spoke to my younger self, but I have a feeling it would be to boring at this point in my life.
I went back and looked to see if I had read anything by this author - thought I had. I read Circle of Three back in 2000. Wow, long time ago. Thought I had read Saving Graces, but it's not on the list. Anyway, thanks for the remembrances...
ReplyDeleteKay, I sure enjoyed this sort of book back in the day! I read Circle of Three, as well. I kept it for a second reading, but after skimming the first chapter, I knew it wasn't worth re-reading, so it went in the donation pile.
DeleteI do like that books appeal to us at different phases of our lives. It doesn't make a book less worthy if it doesn't work for us later, just that it was right in the moment.
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