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Three Junes by Julia Glass
Book Number:RC 55525
3 sound cassettes
The Scottish McLeods--father and three sons--grapple with family ties and
love relationships in the summers of 1989, 1995, and 1999. Widowed Paul,
traveling in Greece, reappraises the past in his bereavement; a son in
Manhattan finds an outlet for repressed feelings; and his brothers learn
accommodation. Some strong language. National Book Award. 2002
I love getting books like this in the mail. A book where I don't know the
author and don't recognize the title. It is either a little gift of joy or
a bit of a disappointment. This one was a hidden jewel. At first, the book
seems to plod along and I was having my doubts. I stuck with it and I am
glad I did. This is a coming of age story not just for individuals in the
story, but an entire family. Time is short and relationships can be taken
for granted. Learning about ourselves, learning how to love and accept
others can come to us at any time in our life. We need to have the wisdom
and grace to realize it and the understanding that we have been given
another chance. This is what this story taught me. A truly great family
tale told in beautiful words. This is the first of Julia Glass's books for
me and the only one that NLS has at this time. I've done some research on
her and she is one that I'll keep an eye out for. I'd give this one a 5 out
of 5.
Happy reading,
Carla/TexasRed.
this was a wonderful book, I heard it on audible.com.
Who read the nls version? The reader for audible was named John Keeting or something, had a wonderful scottish accent.Nice to see a book that I recognizeon here, and one that i enjoyed.
Shawn
Gosh, I don't remember who read it. I really enjoyed it too.
Carla