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Advantages: Heartbreaking tale from a master storyteller
Disadvantages: It could affect you for life - it has me!

...Weelwright, is 'doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice' and now, thanks to this heartbreakingly funny book, so am I. I first picked up this book whilst searching my library for something new to read, having read what seemed like most of the titles already, and had my interst piqued by the word 'prayer' in the title (I have often been intrigued by tales of religion and such - I don't beleive in any God but I find the topic interesting). On ...
...religious beliefs and set in a very religious community the story does not become bogged down in dogma, nor does it lose itself in the subject, it merely tells the tale of two boys growing up in Gravesend, New Hampshire during the 50's and the bond that grows between them before (but mainly after) Owen inadvertantly kills John's mother. It is because of this accident the John believes in God. And, thanks to a vision during the school nativity, Owen, ... Read review

Advantages: Very addictive.
Disadvantages: Can't think of any.

Amy Sullivan is about to turn 30 and is a bit disillusioned about how her life has turned out. She has expected to be married with a couple of kids by now. As it happens, she has just broken up with Jack, who she thought she may have married. When Jack begins to go out with Amy's friend, Jodie, Amy is distraught. Thank goodness for her friend, Beth, who gives her all the support that she needs. When Beth and then her sister Suzy (who has just returned ...
...their partners just a week apart, it is the last thing that Amy wants to hear. But, as she is to be a bridesmaid at both weddings, she is not going to get out of the wedding preparations that easily. Slowly, Amy's life starts to piece itself back together. The book ends happily, but the author has done a good job of making it a happily ending book, without making the storyline itself too slushy. The author briefly covers major issues, such as cancer, ...