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Synopsis
After caring for her mother during her final, painful battle with terminal cancer, Ellen Gulden discovers many surprising things about her mother's life and finds herself accused of murdering her mother in a mercy killing. By the author of Object Lessons. Reissue.
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Review
Quindlen hits a nerve with One True Thing, which captures an experience seldom dealt with in popular culture. Though the heroine, Ellen Gulden, is a golden girl with two brothers who'll lose her career the instant she steps off the fast track, society concurs with her dad, who says, "It seems to me another woman is what's wanted here."
The book is a mother-daughter tale that should please fans of, say, The Joy Luck Club. It's not flashy, but it has a deep feel for the way children often discover, just before it's too late, who their parents really are. "Our parents are never people to us," Ellen writes, "they're always character traits.... There is only room in the lifeboat of your life for one, and you always choose yourself, and turn your parents into whatever it takes to keep you afloat." The mercy-killing subplot isn't gripping, but the palpable sense of deepening family intimacy certainly is. --Tim Appelo
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"A very good novel indeed - the relationship between mother and daughter is a triumph. This novel deserves to be bought, read and kept." (Elizabeth Jane Howard)
"One True Thing is so uncomprimising in its portrait of life and death, so honest in its rendering of love and loss, that it is simply impossible to forget." (Alice Hoffman)
"Quindlen's extraordinary moving novel is about family responsibilities, compassion, and growing up." (Daily Mail)
"Not a word or an emotion is out of place." (Sunday Times)
"...a brave and beautiful book." (The Times)
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Seller: More Than Words, Waltham, MA, U.S.A.
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Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELER - Anna Quindlen] writes passionately . . . painstakingly uncovering all the intensity, suspicion and primitive love that bonds mothers and daughters.--The Boston Globe Ellen Gulden is enjoying her career as a successful magazine writer in New York City when she learns that her mother, Kate, is dying of cancer. Ellen's father insists that she quit her job and return home to become a caregiver. A high-powered career woman, Ellen has never felt she had much in common with her mother, a homemaker and the heart of their family. Yet as Ellen begins to spend time with Kate, she discovers many surprising truths, not only about herself, but also about the woman she thought she knew so well. Later, when Ellen is accused of the mercy killing of her mother, she must not only defend her own life but make a difficult choice--either accept responsibility for an act she did not commit or divulge the name of the person she believes committed a painful act of love. Praise for One True Thing A triumph.--San Francisco Chronicle We leave One True Thing stimulated and challenged, more thoughtful than when we began.--Los Angeles Times Like a brush with mortality, One True Thing leaves the reader feeling grateful, wide awake, lucky to be alive.--Michael Chabon It calls you back for another read. . . . This is a book of catharsis.--The Denver Post Fiercely compassionate and frank. --Elle. Seller Inventory # 00078156492
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Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 484094-75
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One True Thing
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Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 1997
ISBN 10: 0385319207
ISBN 13: 9780385319201
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ISBN 10: 0385319207
ISBN 13: 9780385319201
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Seller: Bookmarc's, La Porte, TX, U.S.A.
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. BC6 - Trade paperback in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with minor shelf wear but also some creasing to the front cover. A successful, ambitious magazine writer leaves her job to return to her hometown to care for her dying mother. The move is made as a way to prove to herself that she has a heart. She discovers a woman within her mother that she had never truly known. Five months later she stands before a grand jury accused of killing her own mother. Basis for the movie of the same name. By the author of "Black and Blue," "Thinking Out Loud," "The Tree That Came to Stay," "Object Lessons," and "Living Out Loud." 289p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # SCW00613
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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or limited writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_460400256