Peggy B. (pegasus) reviewed I laughed and cried and identified. on 12/1/2008 + 12 more book reviews

I am not sure what others expected of this book, but I had no expectations when I read it, and found it very delightful! I loved it so much that I gave my copy to a friend, who also loved it. Maybe you can only enjoy this story if you are in a certain place in your life, and I guess I'm there. I could see Liz's brokenness after her divorce as stage many women go through -- the pain of letting go of the past and making major life changes, the self-doubt and recrimination, the need to go away for a time, soothing our hurts by indulding in pasta, chocolate, alcohol, etc! And then she moves on to discover silence, discipline, service, and mediation, but she is so real about how challenging that part is, and how humorous it is to be imperfectly human! Finally, she starts to look outward again and to help others, she learns to let go and begin to love again, and who cannot relate to the fear and uncertainty of that! I took this to be a story of a woman who is trying to find her way through a diffficult passage in life with sometimes positive results, sometimes hurtful results, but a lot of insight and humor along the way. LOVED IT.

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