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In the tradition of Marisa de los Santos and Anne Tyler comes a moving debut about a young mother's year of heartbreak, loss and forgiveness...and help that arrives from unexpected sources.
About the Book
In the tradition of Marisa de los Santos and Anne Tyler comes a moving debut about a young mother's year of heartbreak, loss and forgiveness...and help that arrives from unexpected sources.
Four months after her husband's death, Janie LaMarche remains undone by grief and anger. Her mourning is disrupted, however, by the unexpected arrival of a builder with a contract to add a porch onto her house. Stunned, Janie realizes the porch was meant to be a surprise from her husband --- now his last gift to her.
As she reluctantly allows construction to begin, Janie clings to the familiar outposts of her sorrow --- mothering her two small children with fierce protectiveness, avoiding friends and family, and stewing in a rage she can't release. Yet Janie's self-imposed isolation is breached by a cast of unlikely interventionists: her chattering, ipecac-toting aunt; her bossy, over-manicured neighbor; her muffin-bearing cousin; and even Tug, the contractor with a private grief all his own.
As the porch takes shape, Janie discovers that the unknowable terrain of the future is best navigated with the help of others --- even those we least expect to call on, much less learn to love.
SHELTER ME © Copyright 2011 by Juliette Fay. Reprinted with permission by Avon A. All rights reserved.
December 2008
Can you believe that 2009 is just days away? It seems like we just started 2008! As usual at this time of year, I'm still doing my holiday shopping for friends and family. If you're in the same boat as I am, check out this year's What to Give/What to Get Guide, chock full of gift ideas for the bibliophiles in your life. More bookish suggestions can be found in our Holiday Basket of Cheer feature --- and a special congratulations to the five winners of our holiday baskets!
December 2008
Most of you are out of school this week, spending the holidays with your families. There is much to celebrate on Kidsreads.com, too. We had a wonderful year filled with interesting interviews with authors, action-packed movies based on books, and of course, many terrific books. Be sure to read our picks for the Best Books of 2008 and this year’s roundup of author interviews.
December 2008
Most kids are out of school this week, spending the holidays with their families. There is much to celebrate on Kidsreads.com, too. We had a wonderful year filled with interesting interviews with authors, action-packed movies based on books, and of course, many terrific books. Be sure to read our picks for the Best Books of 2008 and this year’s roundup of author interviews.
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December 19, 2008
It is shocking, but I finally have come to accept that there only are so many hours in a day/week/year, and how you divide them up does not mean you have more of them. Thus, while the holiday cards are mailed (truly a feat), the presents are not wrapped, and I truly fear looking at my list twice since I think there is someone I am forgetting. I have been so busy that I am running my life in 24-hour increments focusing on what I need to do in 24 hours and not projecting much beyond that. It seems to be working since I am not experiencing holiday meltdown.
