Product Description
For Katherine Givens and the four women about to become her best friends, the adventure begins with a UPS package. Inside is a pair of red sneakers filled with ashes and a note that will forever change their lives. Katherine’s oldest and dearest friend, the irrepressible Annie Freeman, left one final request–a traveling funeral–and she wants the most important women in her life as “pallbearers.”
From Sonoma to Manhattan, Katherine, Laura, Rebecca, J… More >>
#1 by C. L. Baron on May 10, 2010 - 10:18 pm
Well, here’s a “review” from someone who has NOT read this book yet, but checked amazon reviews before buying it. A friend highly recommended it at a recent college reunion, but I always “check” books out first. The reviews here on Amazon are so far apart that it’s actually kind of funny. People either love or can’t stand this book! There isn’t a whole lot in between. I guess I’ll have to get it and see what happens. It sounds as if I’ll fall into one camp or the other very soon into it….
Rating: 3 / 5
#2 by Barbara Withopf on May 10, 2010 - 11:42 pm
Just started this book and because of other reads, I know I’m going to enjoy this one….Keep writing Kris Radish….You give us HOPE!!!
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Marylin M. Butorac on May 11, 2010 - 1:32 am
You will understand every nuance and find yourself on every page. This may be my favorite “gal book” of all time. I love how it speaks to women who have found the importance of women friends.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Laura Larsen on May 11, 2010 - 4:01 am
I loved this book and can’t believe I had not heard of Kris radish before. A friend mailed me a copy because of my own end-of-life interests. But this was a whole new take. Such laughter, so many tears, such adventure, so much to think about regarding the people we love, and the importance of letting them know we love them now. I hope reading this book leads to many creative ways of honoring those we lose. And most important is Radish’s message to live life fully and joyfully now. What could be a better gift from a well-written novel?!
Laura Larsen RN, author of Facing the Final Mystery: A Guide to Discussing End-of-Life Issues
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by S. Pollak on May 11, 2010 - 5:22 am
I bought this book at Costco hoping for a great beach read. I kept hoping this book would get better and finally got so annoyed, I put it down for good about 2/3 of the way through (although I read the epilogue to make sure I didn’t miss anything and it was all wrapped up way too neatly for me). It took so many turns and was so unrealistic with a bit too much liberalism thrown in. The idea of the book is fantastic but the writer tries way to hard to make this book memorable and symbolic.
Rating: 1 / 5