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Title: The Goddesses of Kitchen Avenue
ISBN: 0345445694
Author:
Barbara Samuel
Publicate Date: 2004-02-03
Publish: 2004-02-03
List Price: $23.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Hardcover
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1: Loved this book
Loved this book. I still recall its story of a woman coming to terms with herself and the world... A memorable read... We should all be so brave in our lives!
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2: The Goddesses of Kitchen Avenue
This book was believeable and very enjoyable. Barbara Samules makes her characters come to life.
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3: Completely absorbing read
I found this a thoroughly absorbing read - in fact, I stayed up reading until 3 am because I couldn't put it down. The writing is lyrical, poetic and sensual, yet grounded in reality and never over the top artsy. The three central female characters all had problems that resonated with my experience, and all the characters (including the men) seemed very real, well rounded individuals. These are *not* cardboard characters marching through plot complications. The book is at heart a love story about permanent attachments - to men, to children, to friends, as well as to one's "proper job" (as Dorothy Sayers put it). I highly recommend it. I would also add, don't read a lot of the earlier reviews -- they give away too many things, and some of the reviewers apparently read a whole nother book. Five stars plus.
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4: Romantic and full of life!!!
This book bowled me over with the depth. Women and friendships with a bit of romance. What more can you ask for. I don't really get into goddesses etc but I did enjoy all the different aspects of the relationships. What you may think isn't really what it is. The writing had lots of descriptions and made me feel like I was there. I love growth in people and couldn't have asked for a better book!
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5: Old Lady Chick Lit - But in a Good Way
With all the rave over Chick Lit lately, I couldn't help but think about it while listening to the audio of this book. Most of the Chick Lit out there is about a 20 year old girl trying to find herself. As someone a tad (or two or three) over 20, I just can't get into those books. Samuel's characters are not 20-something girls but women who have to deal with real life experiences that I couldn't help but find myself relating to, even though I'm not usually one for most contemporary fiction these days. This was a wonderful "listen" and I'm sure a great read if I had time to read fun literature these days. I've already ordered another of her audio books.
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