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Chargement... Before Everything (2017)par Victoria Redel
  
Female Friendship (30) Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  catchat | May 26, 2018 |   the library and sat down to look at it and did read it through in one sitting. While I feel like the story is a 3 star read, the fact that I did read it straight through counts with me. I do love when that happens! Anna has been fighting cancer for many years and has made the decision to enter hospice. Her old friends, her "new" friends and family start gathering at her home to share their recollections, food and friendship with each other as well as Anna. While I'm glad that I read this book, it was hard not to think about the first book I read by Elizabeth Berg called Before I Sleep which was done a long time ago which I have never forgotten. (  ) Dianekeenoy | Jan 6, 2018 |  ) lissabeth21 | Oct 3, 2017 | Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2017/08/before-everything.html Reviewed for Penguin First to Read program. (  ) njmom3 | Aug 1, 2017 | Thanks to First to Read for a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own. ( ) susan0316 | Jul 19, 2017 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"A luminous and richly layered novel evoking The Big Chill--the story of a group of lifetime friends who gather together to confront life, love, and now, mortality Before Everything is a celebration of friendship and love between a group of women who have known one another since they were girls. They've faced everything together, from youthful sprees and scrapes to mid-life turning points. Now, as Anna, the group's trailblazer and brightest spark, enters hospice, they gather to do what they've always done--talk and laugh and help each other make choices and plans, this time in Anna's rural Massachusetts home. Helen, Anna's best friend and a celebrated painter, is about to remarry. The others face their own challenges--Caroline with her sister's mental health crisis; Molly with a teenage daughter's rebellion; Ming with her law practice--dilemmas with kids and work and love. Before Everything is as funny as it is bittersweet, as the friends revel in the hilarious mistakes they've seen one another through, the secrets kept and adventures shared. But now all sense of time has shifted, and the pattern of their lives together takes on new meaning. The novel offers a brilliant, emotionally charged portrait, deftly conveying the sweep of time over everyday lives, and showing how even in difficult endings, gifts can unfold. Above all it is an ode to friendship, and to how one person shapes the journeys of those around her"-- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Before Everything is the story of how a group of lifelong friends come together to support one of their own "old friends" who has decided to not undergo treatment for cancer. Anna has successfully battled cancer before, but this time decides she has had enough and opts out of
any possible life extending treatments and elects to go into hospice care.
These ladies are very possessive of their friend, and often push away her “new friends” who have also known Anna for many years. I give this book 4 stars instead of only 3 (closer to a 3.5 for me) because I felt like I knew their heart and motivation. While I understand their desire to help, it sometimes felt that their motivation was a little selfish. Flashbacks sometimes made the timeline confusing. Also, while most of the “old friends” are well developed, Anna herself was not. Peripheral characters add little to the story.
The premise of this story is excellent. Unfortunately for me, this was a difficult book to read.
I received an advance copy of the book from the publisher in a Goodreads giveaway. A review in exchange for my copy is not required and it is my choice only to share my opinion. (