What a beautiful story. And how beautifully read! This is an openhearted, thought reflecting story.
How refreshing!
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When does life begin or end? When does you last chapter begin? When is it too late to to heal relationships? These are some if the questions this book inspired in me. I loved it so much and will treasure this no El in my heart for years. What an incredibly unique style of story..
One of my favorites!
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I loved this book so much! This Audible version, with so many voices was so fantastic. I cried so many different times. The expressions of grief were so real that I felt it deep within. This is a must read!
So amazing!
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These Ottawa originals are always so amazing! Basically like listening to a movie without needing to watch with your eyes. So intentional so romantic so amazing! Now I wouldn’t say I would love to read this as a full length novel as well. Such a beautiful story.
Healed a piece of me
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I find most books slow to start, this one was no exception, but how i fell in love with Sibyl and felt as though she was writing to me. I received laughed, tears, and an unexpected understanding of life and motherhood that I hadn’t realized I had been fuzzy with.
Me encanta como los narradores le dieron vida a los personajes, amé el libro en general pero la narración hace que este libro sea como un abrazo al corazón.
Not Impressed
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A lot of letter dialogue and nothing to end it all. Boring in my opinion. Also had political references with no correlation to the story itself.
I can understand why some readers didn’t like this book but I was intrigued and enjoyed the journey. This is a story about grief, anger, bitterness, and past pain. If anyone has gone through a tragedy, they would understand why Sybil is difficult to take. At first, she comes off annoying, a snob but if..
This book lends itself to audio format, which makes the letter writing more interesting. I love the letter writing format but the main character’s flaws might have made the story a bit boring and Sybil too annoying. Sybil is cold and abrupt with most people. Thankfully, the plot contains a redemption arc as she was..
This audiobook was flawless! The characters and voices came to life so perfectly, I absolutely loved the story from start to finish, and was so drawn in by all the relationships in the life of the protagonist. I can’t recommend this highly enough!