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Title: A Piece of Heaven
ISBN: 0345445686
Author:
Barbara Samuel
Publicate Date: 2004-01-13
Publish: 2004-01-13
List Price: $6.99
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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1: Lovely Story
I really enjoyed this book, but there were a couple of things that were a little off. First of all, how can one woman have an almost suicide, an almost murder and a death all in one week!! I thought her daughter was just too good to be true. She was much nicer than any teenage girls I know. The constant discussion of wanting a cigarette got really tedious but thankfully eased towards the end. This book made me want to visit Taos. It sounds like a lovely place! I think Ms. Samuel is a terrific writer and I look forward to reading more from her.
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2: Wonderful novel
An excellent novel. To me it was particularly interesting because it portrays quite well the rhythm of life in Northern New Mexico. At the same time, the characters are wonderfully developed: not cardboard silhouettes, but people. Strongly recommended!
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3: My favorite Barbara Samuels book
Barbara Samuels makes her chacters so real that you feel like you know them. Hated to see this book end.
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4: More than Just a Piece of Heaven
Barbara Samuel has done it again - written a book that has a wonderful story without being a formula of her previous book. Luna McGraw, a former therapist, a recovering alcoholic, and in the midst of trying to quit smoking is working in the floral department of the local supermarket in Taos, New Mexico. Luna's life is finally becoming balanced again when she meets Thomas Coyote, the man she's had a crush on for years, and when her daughter, Joy, comes to live with her. The story is lyrical and luscious. Samuel brings New Mexico to the reader in a way that makes you want to go there and visit if not to live. I think it's a mistake to classify Samuel's books as "romance." They are more than that. But if you like romance novels (not that there's anything wrong with that), then fine. And if you don't, please try this one. You'll be pleasantly surprised to find this wonderful artist who takes words and weaves them into a literary treat.
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5: It doesn't get any better...
characters + setting + details + humor + humanity = five stars for me. I loved this book and am emailing all my friends. I hope future ones are just as good. As a side note, the covers don't reflect the gritty, humorous, real prose inside. If I was picking it up based on the cover I'd expect a quiet story about love and loss in a happy neighborhood. This, it is not.
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