Love in the Driest Season

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Summary: Easily the best-written book since "Seabiscuit"
Review: Neely Tucker, like many other southern writers before him, has such a mastery of storytelling and language. Every page of this book is superb -- beautifully written, scrupulously researched, and heartfelt. I laughed, I cried, I learned. Ultimately I came away feeling there is hope for humankind. This is a father's Valentine to his daughter...and there is no stronger love than that.

Rating:
Summary: Easily the best-written book since "Seabiscuit"
Review: Neely Tucker, like many other southern writers before him, has such a mastery of storytelling and language. Every page of this book is superb -- beautifully written, scrupulously researched, and heartfelt. I laughed, I cried, I learned. Ultimately I came away feeling there is hope for humankind. This is a father's Valentine to his daughter...and there is no stronger love than that.

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Summary: Love in the Driest Season
Review: The profound nature of love, and why it matters above all else in this life, has never been better described. For all of us suffering from compassion fatigue and self-absorption this is a joyful, triumphant, and heartbreaking wakeup call to the world and this life. Do yourself a BIG favor...read this book...perhaps aloud to someone you love.

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Summary: Good Book. I wish it were longer
Review: This book is a quick read -- compelling and informative. I learned a tremendous amount about African politics, as well as prejudice, cultural priorities, and the complications that were involved in adopting Chipo. Tucker is quite a good writer, as one would expect from a journalist. The only way it could have been a better book is if it were longer. I closed the book wishing that I had *more* -- a richer history of Zimbabwe and Rwanda, a richer history of Vita, and more context for Mr Tucker's life. Perhaps he will write another book (fiction?) based on Vita and her point of view of this adventure. Like another reviewer, I would like to see a follow up on Chipo.

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Summary: heart-wrenching!!-- every page!!
Review: This book just grabs you-from the first page! It doesn't let you ignore what is happening in that part of the world. It's a story about life more than anything. About love between a couple, deals with so many racial issues that are so present in our everyday lives. It deals with love for a child, for a profession, and being pulled in a thousand directions.
The biggest thing I took from this book is just the irony of all the pain and suffering in the world, how all the loss could be prevented but the people in power choose to keep the resources from the most needy. THis book opened my eyes to something i would have never known otherwise and that's the most you could ever ask of a book.