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Title: Child of My Heart : A Novel by Alice McDermott ISBN: 0-312-42291-1 Publisher: Picador Pub. Date: 15 November, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.4 (52 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: GOOD CHARACTERIZATION
Comment: If you like books about children, hop aboard.
In the summer of this year, we are introduced to Theresa, the expert baby-sitter who entertains her cousin Daisy up from Queens Village for the entire summer. Theresa works for the wealthy folk around her area, looking after their toddlers and sometimes walking and taking care of the owners pets.
She is so tender towards her cousin Daisy's, it's totally touching. Meet Flora the toddler who is constantly under her care and whose father is a painter, and quite attracted to Theresa.....the Morans kids of Janey, Judy, June
Tony and Petey and the Kaufmans, the Swansons and the rest of the neighborhood.
The story line was interesting and the characters more so, but it's a book that will keep you turning the pages as you will want to know what happens to these lovely children who spend their days on the beach and who dream about fairies and lollipops on weeping cherry trees.
A good holiday read.
Reviewed by Heather Marshall
January 15th, 2003
Rating: 5
Summary: A modern day classic!!
Comment: I am disheartened when I read some of the reviews of this book. I was taken with this story from the very first pages. I see Theresa as a modern day St. Francis, efortlessly winning the respect of animals and children alike. I got the feeling that Theresa didn't really fit in anyway, what with being the only child of older parents, so she used her talent of being the most sought after baby sitter in Long Island to her benefit and to the benefit of many children that are all but forgotten by their families. Theresa provided the stability that this idyllic place needed.
This book and all the people in it are utterly unforgettable and superbly crafted. I was touched by Theresa's unconditional love for Daisy Mae and Flora. I loved the scenes at the beach as well as the scene with Debbie and Curly, the cat, and decorating the lollipop tree.
Alice McDermott is an efortless, gifted storyteller and this is the type of book that you'll want to curl up with and hang on to.
Rating: 4
Summary: Beautiful and Real
Comment: I have a hard time putting into words my opinion of this novel. It is so carefully crafted. There don't seem to be any moments where the right words are not used.
This has all the hallmarks of a classic. The sign of such a good work is that you might guess what is to come (the tragedy, the ultimate pain and/or joy) and you feel that emotion along with the characters but you could not put the book down before getting there.
I did not give this a 5 because at first I was disappointed with the ending. It is somehow anti-climatic. The more, however, I thought about it I realized that this was the writer's design. The world of the narrator moves on in the way it does for all of us and especially when we are "coming of age" so to speak. That would be my only suggestion that you keep an open mind to the end and really reflect on the trip the novel took you on.
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Title: Property : A Novel by VALERIE MARTIN ISBN: 038550408X Publisher: Nan A. Talese Pub. Date: 18 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: The Little Friend by Donna Tartt ISBN: 1400031699 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Charming Billy by Alice McDermott ISBN: 038533334X Publisher: Delta Pub. Date: 12 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor ISBN: 014200331X Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Middlesex: A Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides ISBN: 0312422156 Publisher: Picador Pub. Date: 16 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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