Songs Without Words (Vintage Contemporaries)
by Ann Packer
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Author: Ann PackerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-07-29
ISBN: 0375412816
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Vintage
Book Reviews of Songs Without Words (Vintage Contemporaries)
Book Review: Sad, But a Good Sad...
Summary: 5 Stars
I really loved this book. I thought it was dead on as far as typical American families go. The women in the book are older than me, except for the daughter, but I still felt like I could relate. I related to Lauren a lot because I dealt with depression when I was a teenager and my feelings were similar to the ones she experienced. I liked that Ann Packer had put those weird feelings into words. I also liked Sarabeth a lot, she was flawed and perhaps a little selfish but it was clear that she too had suffered from depression, and Liz as well. I do wish that there had been more focus on Joe, who all but disappeared from the story towards the end, and I think Ann Packer sensed that and wrote that last bit from Joe's point of view, before moving on to the very ending. I thought the ending was good, if not maybe a little abrupt, and in a way I didn't feel like I had enough closure, but in life sometimes you don't get closure for certain things and maybe Ann Packer doesn't want to coddle her readers.
I liked this book more the The Dive From Clausen's Pier. I liked that one but I hated the ending. I'm planning to read Ann Packer's book of short stories soon.
Summary of Songs Without Words (Vintage Contemporaries)
Liz and Sarabeth were girlhood neighbors in the suburbs of Northern California, brought as close as sisters by the suicide of Sarabeth's mother. In the decades that followed, their relationship remained a source of continuity and strength. But when Liz's adolescent daughter enters dangerous waters, the women's friendship takes a devastating turn, forcing Liz and Sarabeth to question their most deeply held beliefs about their connection. From the bestselling author of The Dive from Clausen's Pier, Songs Without Words is the gripping story of a lifelong friendship pushed to the breaking point.Literary Books
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