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Overall4 out of 5 stars 137
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Story4 out of 5 stars 82
It starts almost by accident: the women who buy their knitting needles and wool from Georgia Walker's little yarn shop linger for advice, for a coffee, for a chat and before they know it, every Friday night is knitting night. And as the needles clack, and the garments grow, the conversation moves on from patterns and yarn to life, love and everything. They may be different ages, from different backgrounds and facing different problems, but they are drawn together by threads of affection that prove as durable as the sweaters they knit.
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Get this book!!!
- By Donna Marie on 16-03-09
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16 Lighthouse Road
- Cedar Cove, Book 1
- By: Debbie Macomber
- Narrated by: Sandra Burr
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 10
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Summary
On Valentine's Day, Anne Marie and several other widows get together to celebrate...what? Hope, possibility, the future. They each begin a list of 20 wishes, things they always wanted to do but never did. Anne Marie's list starts with "Find one good thing about life". It includes learning to knit, doing good for someone else, falling in love again.
She begins to act on her wishes, and when she volunteers at a local school, an eight-year-old girl named Ellen enters her life. It's a relationship that becomes far more involving than Anne Marie intended. It also becomes far more important than she ever imagined.
As Ellen helps Anne Marie complete her list of wishes, they both learn that wishes can come true - but not necessarily in the way you expect.
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- Jane
- 27-10-11
An uplifting, morale boosting book.
I really enjoyed this gentle, beautifully paced novel -- well, so much so, I went back and listened again.
What would you write down if you had twenty wishes? It's quite a question and, as the book suggests, not easy to do.
A group of widows decide to approach life positively and meet regularly to support each other as they devise and follow through their own twenty wishes.
This book gives heart to both the young and the old -- there's romance, laughter and family love. The characters are vibrant and the details of every day home life are familiar and reassuring. Yes, I'll use the well worn phrase, 'heart warming'.
I recommend this book as a rewarding listen in itself -- and as always, Tanya Eby Sirois' reading is excellent -- but also could be helpful for anyone who doesn't quite know how to proceed with life -- the main point is that by just taking on new dreams, other life doors were opened.
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- Stacie
- 12-10-16
Close to home
Being a Foster Mom that adopted our son. This book hit home.. All the books I have read/listened to this is my favorite of Blossom Street.. Thank you..
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- Deloris
- 17-06-08
another great one
Again Debbie has done it, I love to hear about all of the local areas and the women come alife again.
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- S.M.B.
- 01-11-18
Wonderful.
Another great book, by Debbie Macomber. I just love her books and this one was terrific! It was beautifully read as well.
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- Becky D
- 16-04-20
Hope for Widows
Recently widowed this was a nice read. Nice, wholesome, and just an easy listen. I have re-listened to this book many times over and the fact that I rarely re-listen to a book even once, purposely, should let you know how much I enjoyed it. Thank you Debbie.
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- danzamex
- 23-02-20
Good ideas. Product saccharine.
Lovely ideas with much potential and the characters had distinct identities. Unfortunately the narration was so-darned sweet that it was unbearable
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- AMA
- 16-02-20
Life changing book!!!
Absolutely love this book...I actually making my own list of 20 wishes too!! This book will change your life. I will read it again and again...
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- dolores finlay
- 03-09-19
Life has up and down.
You never know what life has waiting. Just by having lunch with this girl would end up being her mother.
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- Malia Jarrett
- 29-08-19
Narrator and Story are Top Notch!
Highly skilled narrator. She maintains a comfortable, believable tone while easily distinguishing each character's voice. The story slides perfectly between each of the women's lives. Very easy to follow and has interesting twists.
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- Donna laptop
- 06-08-19
Reminds one to have a dream
I am a person who has a problem with following a dream, mainly because I have trouble defining what my dream may be. This book reminds you it does not have to be big to be life changing.