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Cathy Lamb

Auteur de Julia's Chocolates

19+ oeuvres 2,193 utilisateurs 121 critiques 8 Favoris

Œuvres de Cathy Lamb

Julia's Chocolates (2007) 427 exemplaires
The Last Time I Was Me (2008) 272 exemplaires
Henry's Sisters (2009) 265 exemplaires
Such A Pretty Face (2010) 239 exemplaires
Holiday Magic (2010) 154 exemplaires
First day of the Rest of My Life (2011) 147 exemplaires
A Different Kind of Normal (2012) 119 exemplaires
Beach Season (Anthology 4-in-1) (2012) 115 exemplaires
If You Could See What I See (2012) 87 exemplaires
What I Remember Most (2014) 79 exemplaires
My Very Best Friend (2015) 70 exemplaires
No Place I'd Rather Be (2017) 68 exemplaires
The Man She Married (2018) 53 exemplaires
The Language of Sisters (2016) 51 exemplaires
All About Evie (2019) 33 exemplaires

Oeuvres associées

Comfort and Joy [Anthology 4-in-1] (2007) — Contributeur — 185 exemplaires
Our First Christmas [Anthology 4-in-1] (2014) — Contributeur — 88 exemplaires

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This is the story of sisters Madeline and Annie who were abused as children by a stepfather and his friends. They are now adults with successful careers but still carrying emotional and psychological scars. The anniversary of the abuse trials is approaching, and a reporter is planning to write and story. In addition, the sisters are being blackmailed by someone who has pornographic photos of them. And their grandparents, who raised them, seem to be keeping major secrets of their own. The sisters are struggling to figure out what's going on, and how to regain control of their lives.

This book was a strange mixture of laugh-out-loud, almost slapstick, funny at times. And so very tragic at others. The humour didn't always work, such as the prosecuting attorney's reaction to the girls' mother at her trial. It was just juvenile.

The characters were pretty well developed, although the plot kept hinting at things without resolution a bit too long for me. I found some aspects too fairy-tale like: Steven's unending love for Madeline; the reunion with their uncle and his family for example. And, the book includes a rant against child pornography, which is not in tune with the character's voice and seems like the author's personal view. That's not okay.
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LynnB | 6 autres critiques | Mar 21, 2024 |
I read this book a few years ago and realize I never reviewed it! Although it has been a while since I read it, the story was funny, heartwarming, and sad... as Cathy's novels usually are.

She somehow knows how to make us laugh, even when the story is sad. And the importance of family always resonates in her stories, reminding us what is really important in life.
 
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JillHannah | 6 autres critiques | Nov 20, 2023 |
I dislike plots that are thin and rely on cutsie details to try to appeal to the reader. How did Natalie have so many clothes when she was in rehab? Plus, it could have used a proofreader or editor. Allusion when it should have been illusion? I’m sorry I wasted my time.
 
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cathy.lemann | 4 autres critiques | Mar 21, 2023 |
What a fun book to read with characters I grew to love in small town Golden, Oregon. It makes me want to visit.

Julia goes to live with her Aunt Julia after running away from her abusive ex-fiance. Aunt Lydia is a hoot and sort of eccentric with her psychic nights with the local psychic Caroline. Her yard is full of pigs, both real and fake, with toilet seats filled with flowers. She names her real chickens and pigs and treats them like royalty.

Some of the residents are friends of Lydia's and they become a big part and friends of Julia's too.

It's not all roses in this book believe me and it was hard to read in some places.

The epilogue, as I always say, was happy and predicable but after what some of these women went through, it was nice to see.
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sweetbabyjane58 | 18 autres critiques | Mar 1, 2023 |

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Œuvres
19
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4
Membres
2,193
Popularité
#11,697
Évaluation
3.9
Critiques
121
ISBN
124
Langues
2
Favoris
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