It was tragic and sad yet hopeful for the future.
I sympathized with most of the characters and their choices (except for Rob and Matt).
Oh, and there are recipes that some may enjoy (I skimmed them, but was inspired to splurge on a store-bought bakery treat afterwards.)
Particularly when I reached a Rose chapter, I would skim over the pages.
The template this author used to outline her novel was predictable and tiresome. Wow, this book was so GOOD!!!!!!!
This story has become a new favorite, by a new favorite author. Ultimately, this type of story would have benefitted from a dual-version narrative where Rose's and Hope's story overlapped as the end drew closer. If I didn't have 3 little ones to look after, I absolutely would have finished it in one day. It’s September, a week and a half after, Labor Day, which in the little towns up and down Cape Cod, means that the tourists have gone home, the Bostonians have, boarded up their summer houses for the season, and the streets, The leaves outside have begun to change, and in a few, most people don’t think to look here for fall foliage. 22 is most expensive in California history, FACEism: A history of voter suppression in the US. In addition to telling Hope's story, author Kristin Harmel includes 9 original recipes in the novel.
I picked this up on a B&N browse through--you know when you're going to have a snack and coffee and you just want to see if the book is any good?
I wanted to know what Hope was going to find out about Mamie's life. Initially, I was really enjoying the book but as the story developed, I found that I started skimming several sections at a time as the narrative was just long-winded and unnecessary at times.
I read it in two days (don't tell anyone who needed me to do do anything else yesterday!)
Harmel is a gifted storyteller that weaves an amazing story with treads of love, hardship, secrets, second chances, heartbreak, baked goods and history. Kristin Harmel is the New York Times bestselling and #1 international bestselling author of THE BOOK OF LOST NAMES, THE WINEMAKER'S WIFE, and a dozen other novels that have been translated into numerous languages and sold all over the world. But in the stillness of the off-season on the Cape, the swaying, migrating south from Canada will come to rest, the marshes will fade into watercolor brushstrokes. The first half dozen chapters were loaded with so much Debbie Downer personal drama that I presume I was doomed to develop a down-in-the-mouth opinion. The setting is Cape Cod (I’ve now read three books in a row set on Cape Cod), but it is a dual timeline historical fiction instead of contemporary fiction. I read into the night, tormenting my questionable awakeness, ignoring my prior obligations, detaching myself from my urban life and being swept into a one-in-a-life-time love story; intense, fierce, heart-shaking love that was severed by the second world war: when the loveliest side of life meets the ugly inhumanity it could deteriorate into.
This was a novel I couldn't put down. I felt sorrow for both when reading about the terrible things each had endured in her life. …
But eventually my timing wasn’t so right – work, some writing projects, and a deadline for submitting my thesis were just a few of the things that occupied my. I just loved this book.
And by that I mean, they don't go into gory horror details about anything. At thirty-six, Hope McKenna-Smith is no stranger to bad news. But DO NOT BE FOOLED! This was a refreshing story in so many ways. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. A well-written story which shows how love can overcome loss.
The words are so fluid and it almost makes me feel like writing something extraordinary myself. We’d love your help.
This book is a wonderful read and Harmel wove the themes of family and history and romance with a masterful hand. This book is a wonderful read and Harmel wove the themes of family and history and romance with a masterful hand. This is yet another story where the pair of star-crossed lovers experience a "jolt of electricity" when the, From the story description and the average 4+ star reviews, I should have enjoyed this book but instead I found annoyance that grew with each turn of the page. I just knew I’m going to love this book. A promising start involving a bakery, the relationship between different generations of women and a secret in Paris. It was especially interesting to me learning of Mamie's woes and how the tragedies that befell her when she was y.
It was especially interesting to me learning of Mamie's woes and how the tragedies that befell her when she was younger shaped every essence of her being. Months had passed, and still I couldn’t find the right timing, so I kept waiting. In the modern age of fast food, one-pot and frozen meals one thing that has lost its charm is the traditional cooking method and the delicacies that they resulted in. This story will urge you to learn your family's story, to embrace your family's history. Annie was a teenage turd at times but I understood why she was acting that way. I think this is going to be huge for Kristin Harmel.
by Gallery Books. Her parents refused to believe the warning that the Jews were going to be rounded up that very night.
After she left her home she asked Jacob to go back and try once again to convince her parents to flee.
It is books like this one by Kristin Harmel, who I now love, that bring out my ultimate passion for submerging myself in a story. Wow! So yes, buy this book - it is deep, profound, and heartwarming - the prefect trifecta! I definitely shed a few tears but loved the story and the characters. i have a hard time reading that stuff. Election Day: What to expect at polls across SoCal, Trump, Biden make final stops in presidential race; Election Day arrives, Judge limits California governor's powers during pandemic, CA secretary of state: Close races could take days, weeks to count, 4 dead in Vienna nightlife attack; suspect sought to join IS, Woman investigated for alleged voter intimidation at South LA senior home, US judge blocks Trump immigration rule on public benefits, 2020 Election Predictions: Vote in our poll, 5 SoCal mayors push Newsom to reopen theme parks sooner, Noose displayed at Missouri poll covered up amid complaints, Prop.
It's written well, and if you like Nicholas Sparks, this book is for you. so many things and I absolutely LOVED every aspect of it! This is the story of a woman that escaped the holocaust and fled to America leaving her family and the love of her life, Jacob, behind. I can only guess that since the online sample was of the beginning, which starts out as many chicklit book do - with a newly divorced woman starting over in a picturesque town - that it may have been deceivingly similar to many in the genre. The Sweetness of Forgetting by Kristin Harmel - A baker in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, ... For more ideas and recipes, visit www.world-recipes.info 2. And then, arming her with a scrawled list of names, she sends Hope to France to uncover a seventy-year-old mystery. I was pleasantly surprised that it was more than that - very heartwarming, touching, both sweet and sad. Test your memory skills by playing a game of “Memory” with your book club members.
Is there a lot of Holocaust horror in this book? and maples will paint the world in fiery red and burnt orange.
I am not sure how I missed this early book by Kristin Harmel but this is the third book I have read of hers and I was just blown away by this one!
I read it in two days (don't tell anyone who. I wanted to let the fantasy in my mind the best conditions so that reality could meet what was in my imagination. I learned about yet another aspect of this time in history that I didn't even know existed. Two stars is really generous for this book.
Given my increased skimming as the book progressed, I'm annoyed that I spent nearly ten bucks on it.
From the story description and the average 4+ star reviews, I should have enjoyed this book but instead I found annoyance that grew with each turn of the page. Harmel gives a voice to Alzheimer's through Rose's voice which is an amazing element to this novel.
Her own dreams of becoming a lawyer are long gone.
I give this book 2.5 stars. It's not that this is a bad book.
I loved Hope's character and her journey with finding out who she is.
Ultimately, this type of story would have benefitted from a dual-version narrative where Rose's and Hope's story overlapped as the end drew closer. I am not a Sparks fan so while the writing propelled me through, I found it to be more predictable than enjoyable. Start by marking “The Sweetness of Forgetting” as Want to Read: Error rating book. They don't emphasize on anything you don't already know about the Holocaust.
Harmel gives a voice to Al.
Shuffle the cards and lay them on a flat surface in a square pattern face down. But in a rare moment of clarity, Mamie realizes that unless she tells Hope about the past, the secrets she has held on to for so many years will soon be lost forever. It's a sweet, yet sad book. Bittersweet Holocaust Story with Bakery recipes.
Maybe that’s why I postponed this moment every time, looking for the perfect timing to start reading it. The leaf, peepers will head to Vermont, to New Hampshire, or to the, Berkshires in the western part of our state, where the oaks. This was a novel I couldn't put down. Initially, I was really enjoying the book but as the story developed, I found that I started skimming several sections at a time as the narrative was just long-winded and unnecessary at times.
I am not sure how I missed this early book by Kristin Harmel but this is the third book I have read of hers and I was just blown away by this one! It was filled with things I am interested in- The Holocaust, baking, getting to know characters not only in the present, but also in the past.
But Harmel did her research, offered a unilaterally inclusive message of faith and also played up the fairy tale aspect of love on many levels with many characters.
Can I just start by saying that it is because of books like this one that I am a book blogger?
From the author of Italian for Beginners, a lush, heartwarming novel about a woman who travels to Paris to uncover a family secret for her dying grandmother—and discovers more than she ever imagined…Here is a preview of the accompanying recipe eBook! I got it for my birthday a year ago and can't believe I waited so long to read it. You can meet Harmel at a book event going on at Paris Club, 59 W. Hubbard Street, TONIGHT (Monday, October 15) 5-7 PM. The author's words and imagery were so good that it made the book even more sad.