Another author who is among the ranks of Jodi Picoult, Alice 
Hoffman, and Anne Tyler. She only has a few novels published and on the shelves, but I've read them all and they're great (try to forget Tony the Tiger sound effects!!). My favorite were Bel Canto and The Magician's Assistant. I found this novel after I had seen the made for television movie on Lifetime and was worried that I would be tainted by the show. I usually like to read the book first so it isn't ruined by the meagerness of the movie/show. The book and the movie were so different that it didn't matter that I'd seen it first. The story lines were similar, but the main events and endings were changed. I assume they did that to make the movie appeal to a wider audience. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the book immensely.
Hoffman, and Anne Tyler. She only has a few novels published and on the shelves, but I've read them all and they're great (try to forget Tony the Tiger sound effects!!). My favorite were Bel Canto and The Magician's Assistant. I found this novel after I had seen the made for television movie on Lifetime and was worried that I would be tainted by the show. I usually like to read the book first so it isn't ruined by the meagerness of the movie/show. The book and the movie were so different that it didn't matter that I'd seen it first. The story lines were similar, but the main events and endings were changed. I assume they did that to make the movie appeal to a wider audience. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the book immensely.Rose finds herself pregnant and in a failing marriage. To save her unborn child from a life of misery and pain, she runs away from her husband and hides in a convent that serves as a halfway house for unwed expectant girls. Rose fits right into the daily life at the convent and manages to keep her history a secret. As she progresses in her pregnancy, Rose finds herself asking questions about why family life is so difficult for her and why she feels she is inadequate for the life she has helped to create.
Similar Novels: Kindness of Strangers by Katrina Kittle and The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood
Length: 336 pages
Copyright: 2003
2 comments:
Hi Liz. I'm Brenda's sister. I'm really enjoying your blog of books. It's just what I've been looking for. Do you only blog about the books your like? Are they all books that you just barely read or are you cateloging from previous years' shelves?
Regardless, I hope you don't mind me blogstalking you! I'll be sure to comment on the book after I finish it.
Jacqui, for now, I'm just reviewing the books I already have on my shelf. The problem is, if I like an author I get all of his/her novels. So I have about 15 Jodi Picoult novels, 6 Anita Shreve, and 10 Alice Hoffman. I don't want to just review books by one author so I'm trying to mix it up.
I have just a few more from my shelf and then I'll blog books that I am currently reading. At my job, there is a lot of down time so I usually ready 2-3 books a week so I don't think I'll run out of material!! :)
P.S. I don't mind if you blogstalk. It's the reason I started this blog!!
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