Are you ready for the blurb? Well, I'm not giving it to you. Why, you ask? Have I become (even more) curmudgeonly in my advancing age? Maybe. But that's not the reason I'm holding off this time. There are so many different elements to this book that I want you to experience them the way I did - cold turkey. It just so happens that I never read the synopsis of a book before I read it. I want to be surprised. But as you also know, I usually post the recap in my reviews. And I certainly can't prevent you from checking it out before you start reading. In this case, I hope you would consider trusting me that the less you know beforehand, the greater the impact will be.
So is that the end of the review? One in which I have told you nothing? Okay, I will throw you a bone or two. Here are a few hints as to what you will read about in Sweetness:
1. Family-owned bakery (with recipes)
2. Alzheimers
3. Germany-occupied France in WWII
4. Divorce
5. True Love
6. Romance (different from true love)
7. 4 generations
8. Emotional lock-down
9. Religious collaboration
10. Discovery - of all kinds
This doesn't take into account the enormous amount of tears (real ones, not baby ones), chills, head-shaking, shoulder-slumping, eye-opening, expletive-yelling, and even some laughing, that I exhibited throughout. It also doesn't factor in just how gosh-darn well the book is written. Some of the passages are flat-out amazing.
What I am hoping will happen is that this blog post will open up a discussion about the book. Maybe we can do an online something (I am not too tech-savvy). Or maybe we can exchange comments. But even if none of that happens, I do hope you will read The Sweetness of Forgetting. I can't begin to tell you how glad I am that I did.
Here's that link I was telling you about:
So glad you loved this one. I cried from it too!
ReplyDeleteWhat would I do without you? Hepworth, Harmel, and countless others.
DeleteI've never read this author but it sounds like I sure need to!
ReplyDeleteKathy, this one, along with The Room on Rue Amelie and The Life Intended, are all really terrific. I don't think I have ever given an author 3 out of 3 4.0s other than Ken Follett. And they are all different.
DeleteWow! Do you still have a copy I could steal? Never read this author.
ReplyDeleteNo. But as of yesterday I have a copy of this one and one of her others on my book shelf. If you can get over there tomorrow from 9-12, you can use my Recycle credit to pick one (or both) up.
DeleteRoger that. Thank you!
DeleteYou are playing your cards very close to your chest these days, but I think you've succeeded in making me curious by doing so. Of course, I have to know how those 10 topics are handled and I want the recipes!
ReplyDeleteYou won't be sorry!
DeleteFunny, I just brought this book up from the basement where it's been for a while. I featured it in 2-12 but have not read it as yet. Seems like a good one for summer.
ReplyDeleteIt's good for any season!
DeleteI'm enjoying these mini-reviews!
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