Rescue

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Summary: BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN TALE
Review: As an avid and varied reader sometimes I take a chance on an author I have not tried before. In Elizabeth Richards case I am so happy I did. Her protaganist, Paige, is a 40 year old woman struggling with infertility, loss, a stepson, and a band of "littles" that she babysits. The interactions of these characters are unique; offsetting; slightly eccentric.(much like Anne Tyler offers) The dialogue is realistic and crisp. I experienced a myriad of emotion along with the characters, always a sign of a well written story. I look forward to purchasing, "Every Day" as this author shows strong promise.

Rating:
Summary: BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN TALE
Review: As an avid and varied reader sometimes I take a chance on an author I have not tried before. In Elizabeth Richards case I am so happy I did. Her protaganist, Paige, is a 40 year old woman struggling with infertility, loss, a stepson, and a band of "littles" that she babysits. The interactions of these characters are unique; offsetting; slightly eccentric.(much like Anne Tyler offers) The dialogue is realistic and crisp. I experienced a myriad of emotion along with the characters, always a sign of a well written story. I look forward to purchasing, "Every Day" as this author shows strong promise.

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Summary: Another of Richards' off-beat protagonists
Review: Elizabeth Richards has a penchant for off-beat female protagonists. (See EVERY DAY) In this warm, wise, satisfying book, Paige, a professional bookbinder who cannot have children of her own, tries to fill her life, not only with her work, but with the "littles", four and sometimes five, small children whom she watches each afternoon. She is also presented with her stepson, a bright, needy young man of seventeen, who has been shunted from pillar to post. Paige's life, from her jobs to her friends - from small children (who are wonderfully drawn, by the way) to teenager - place her on an emotional roller coaster. How she finds her equilibrium and some measure of peace is at the crux of this very moving tale.

Rating:
Summary: Another of Richards' off-beat protagonists
Review: Elizabeth Richards has a penchant for off-beat female protagonists. (See EVERY DAY) In this warm, wise, satisfying book, Paige, a professional bookbinder who cannot have children of her own, tries to fill her life, not only with her work, but with the "littles", four and sometimes five, small children whom she watches each afternoon. She is also presented with her stepson, a bright, needy young man of seventeen, who has been shunted from pillar to post. Paige's life, from her jobs to her friends - from small children (who are wonderfully drawn, by the way) to teenager - place her on an emotional roller coaster. How she finds her equilibrium and some measure of peace is at the crux of this very moving tale.

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Summary: Rescue? Let her jump...
Review: It was all I could do to finish this horrible book. The main character seemed to be sleepwalking her way through life, abusing her prescriptions of anti-depressants. Very monotone, very boring. By the time I was finished reading it, I had no compassion for any of the characters, and thought they should be jailed for being too boring, or better yet, go ahead and do some sort of suicide pact and jump off that ledge.

Rating:
Summary: Rescue? Let her jump...
Review: It was all I could do to finish this horrible book. The main character seemed to be sleepwalking her way through life, abusing her prescriptions of anti-depressants. Very monotone, very boring. By the time I was finished reading it, I had no compassion for any of the characters, and thought they should be jailed for being too boring, or better yet, go ahead and do some sort of suicide pact and jump off that ledge.