You I Never Knew, The

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Summary: up-all-night fiction that won't let you down
Review: all i can say is wow, this one really blew me away. how rare to get a chance at your first true love, and to make it work out this time. but there's so much more in this, mothers and son,s fathers and daughters, old friends, and new. so much that is real and heartbreaking and ultimately uplifting. i was smiling thru my tears as i finished this one, and then i read it all over again!

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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: I have never read a book by Susan Wiggs before - contemporary "romance" not being my thing - however this book hooked me from the beginning. The characters, the setting, the story - they all moved me. One of the best books I have ever read. The characters continue to haunt me.

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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: I have never read a book by Susan Wiggs before - contemporary "romance" not being my thing - however this book hooked me from the beginning. The characters, the setting, the story - they all moved me. One of the best books I have ever read. The characters continue to haunt me.

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Summary: Love and Life
Review: I highly recommend this book. It is a wonderful love story yet also very capably deals with the issues parents face with their teenagers as well as their parents. I cried during parts of this book, yet it was a "feel good" story the whole way through.

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Summary: something new....
Review: I read "The You I Never Knew" over a day ago, and I'm still trying to get my hands around this book. So different than Ms. Wiggs other work, this caught me by surprise. Michelle Turner returns to Montana to help her father, save her son and find herself. What she finds is the father of her child and the love of her life. I enjoyed this work, (except--sorry Ms. Wiggs--Cowboys in Montana don't wear Levi's--they wear Wranglers!) I'll need to re-read to grasp the whole of the work. As expected Ms. Wiggs delivers complex women, facing real issues. She delivered me an even greater surprise in the form of Sam McPhee. I would have liked to see a greater level of "heat" between the two characters. Not for romance sake but to capture the reality that these are two characters sixteen years down the road. She misses an opportunity to carve out a moment of sweet understanding between these two characters, when faced with the harsh realities of time and childbirth, they don't share something profound. I really did like this novel. I think I will like it even more the second time around. I urge Ms. Wiggs to continue to write fresh work no matter the genre. Please don't fall into the trap of Danielle Steel, big money but the same old books. This is a unique and special novel....

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Summary: something new....
Review: I read "The You I Never Knew" over a day ago, and I'm still trying to get my hands around this book. So different than Ms. Wiggs other work, this caught me by surprise. Michelle Turner returns to Montana to help her father, save her son and find herself. What she finds is the father of her child and the love of her life. I enjoyed this work, (except--sorry Ms. Wiggs--Cowboys in Montana don't wear Levi's--they wear Wranglers!) I'll need to re-read to grasp the whole of the work. As expected Ms. Wiggs delivers complex women, facing real issues. She delivered me an even greater surprise in the form of Sam McPhee. I would have liked to see a greater level of "heat" between the two characters. Not for romance sake but to capture the reality that these are two characters sixteen years down the road. She misses an opportunity to carve out a moment of sweet understanding between these two characters, when faced with the harsh realities of time and childbirth, they don't share something profound. I really did like this novel. I think I will like it even more the second time around. I urge Ms. Wiggs to continue to write fresh work no matter the genre. Please don't fall into the trap of Danielle Steel, big money but the same old books. This is a unique and special novel....

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Summary: something new....
Review: I read "The You I Never Knew" over a day ago, and I'm still trying to get my hands around this book. So different than Ms. Wiggs other work, this caught me by surprise. Michelle Turner returns to Montana to help her father, save her son and find herself. What she finds is the father of her child and the love of her life. I enjoyed this work, (except--sorry Ms. Wiggs--Cowboys in Montana don't wear Levi's--they wear Wranglers!) I'll need to re-read to grasp the whole of the work. As expected Ms. Wiggs delivers complex women, facing real issues. She delivered me an even greater surprise in the form of Sam McPhee. I would have liked to see a greater level of "heat" between the two characters. Not for romance sake but to capture the reality that these are two characters sixteen years down the road. She misses an opportunity to carve out a moment of sweet understanding between these two characters, when faced with the harsh realities of time and childbirth, they don't share something profound. I really did like this novel. I think I will like it even more the second time around. I urge Ms. Wiggs to continue to write fresh work no matter the genre. Please don't fall into the trap of Danielle Steel, big money but the same old books. This is a unique and special novel....

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Summary: First but not last.....
Review: I read that this was Susan Wiggs first contemporary fiction novel. If her readers have anything to say, it won't be her last! What a good story! Ms. Wiggs has the ability to elevate her characters to a higher moral plane leaving the reader with positive feelings and a good lesson learned. This one will be passed on to my daughters for a very satisfying read.

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Summary: Susan Wiggs is quickly becoming a favorite!
Review: I was only part way through this book...which was only the second Wiggs book I've read....and I ran out and bought every other SW book I could find. She has quickly climbed up my list of favorite authors till she's very near the top. In "The You I Never Knew", she takes the reader through the heart wrenching separation of Sam and Michelle as teens, leads us through their unsatisfing lives until fate in the form of her dying father brings them together again seventeen years later. Can they recapture the magic they once had when they have an extra element in their relationship they didn't have before? The "element" is the son Michelle raised without Sam ever being aware he was a father. Wiggs weaves a fascinating story about how lives can take twist and turns and still start and end with one ingredient still in place. Love. She's a master at concocting a fabulous story with that ingredient.

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Summary: Keep the Kleenex handy!
Review: Lovely and lyrical, romantic and real. This is the story of a woman in the middle of her life, trying to juggle her rebellious teenaged son, estranged father and longtime lover. The setting alone is worth the price of the book but on top of that you get a beautiful, realistic story of love and loss and healing. I never wanted this book to end. The perfect winter read!