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Lori Nelson Spielman

Autor(a) de The Life List

6 Works 1,044 Membros 88 Críticas

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Obras por Lori Nelson Spielman

The Life List (2013) 491 exemplares
Sweet Forgiveness (2015) 134 exemplares
Und nebenan warten die Sterne (2016) 40 exemplares
Den søde tilgivelse : roman (2018) 1 exemplar

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
20th century
Sexo
female

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Boy, did I need to read this book! The story encompasses everything important in life: family, dreams, goals, truth, and love.
There's a family curse against the second-born daughters in their family, one that goes back several generations, one that Emilia doesn't want to believe, yet she's living her life in expectations of the curse.
Then comes an invitation from her crazy-and distant-aunt Poppy, asking her to take a trip to Italy for Poppy's 80th birthday where she will marry the man she loves and break the curse.
The story follows the two women, and Lucy, Em's cousin who is also living under the curse, as they travel to Italy. The travels through Italy were a bonus to this entertaining story. I loved traveling, and tasting, vicariously through the characters!
The story doesn't take the simple way out in several situations and relationships, which keeps you guessing. It also brings home the point of so many truths: Is being married more important than being loved? Do we make our own future or do we let others pick it for us? Do we take a chance on life-and people?
This is an entertaining story, one that will lift your spirits and give you hope.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me a copy of this great read!

… (mais)
 
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JillHannah | 15 outras críticas | Nov 20, 2023 |
Loved this book! And I know a movie is a possibility so I hope that works out as this would make a great movie.
Brett must complete a Life List she wrote at fourteen before she can receive her inheritance. This journey takes her on a not-so-typical path of self-discovery.
The book doesn't take the beaten, predictable path. Just when you think Brett will never complete her list, she achieves things in a way you'd never expect.
It will make you rethink your goals in life, and it never felt "preachy" - just enjoyable!… (mais)
 
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JillHannah | 51 outras críticas | Nov 20, 2023 |
Lori Nelson Spielman's novel drifts between romance, Italian sight-seeing, a mysterious curse, and family dysfunction without mastering any of those integral elements. Your tolerance for these type of hallmark hall of fame type books, will impact your enjoyment. The LGBTQ friendly relationship does add a sweetness that may just be enough to make this a worthwhile read.
 
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GordonPrescottWiener | 15 outras críticas | Aug 24, 2023 |
3.5 stars. Overall, the storyline was cute, and there were some good messages about following your heart. The story was entertaining, and I loved the parts that take place in Italy. However, the constant referring to a ridiculous curse and whether or not individual characters "believed in" the curse or could break the curse was just super annoying. And the author attempted to give the just plain mean characters (one character in particular) a background story that helped explain why they were so awful, but I just didn't buy it as an excuse for decades of inexcusable behavior towards certain family members.… (mais)
 
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CarolHicksCase | 15 outras críticas | Mar 12, 2023 |

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Obras
6
Membros
1,044
Popularidade
#24,666
Avaliação
3.9
Críticas
88
ISBN
104
Línguas
15

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