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A contemporary novel from the author of The Red Tent that explores the secrets women share. When Kathleen meets Joyce, each has come to a turning point in her life. Kathleen has just been diagnosed with breast cancer, and finds her world thrown into turmoil. Joyce, increasingly distant from her awkward, adolescent daughter, is taking stock of her marriage and struggling to get to grips with a burgeoning career as a novelist. Neither realises that this chance meeting will result in a life-altering friendship. Piece by piece, they begin to share their personal histories and to acknowledge how much they can learn from each other. Good Harbour is a rich and moving novel about the tragedy of loss, the insidious nature of family secrets and, ultimately, the redemptive power of friendship.
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Anita Diamant whose rich portrayal of the biblical world of women illuminated her acclaimed international bestseller "The Red Tent, " now crafts a moving novel of contemporary female friendship.
Good Harbor is the long stretch of Cape Ann beach where two women friends walk and talk, sharing their personal histories and learning life's lessons from each other. Kathleen Levine, a longtime resident of Gloucester, Massachusetts, is maternal and steady, a devoted children's librarian, a convert to Judaism, and mother to two grown sons. When her serene life is thrown into turmoil by a diagnosis of breast cancer at fifty-nine, painful past secrets emerge and she desperately needs a friend. Forty-two-year-old Joyce Tabachnik is a sharp-witted freelance writer who is also at a fragile point in her life. She's come to Gloucester to follow her literary aspirations, but realizes that her husband and young daughter are becoming increasingly distant. Together, Kathleen and Joyce forge a once-in-a-lifetime bond and help each other to confront scars left by old emotional wounds. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Although I loved The Red Tent it left me feeling a bit empty. Good Harbour satisfied me from beginning to end. I loved getting to know the two main characters. I felt I was sharing in the special bond between them. It is an uncomplicated read about everyday life, meaningful but lighthearted and amusing in parts.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was eagery awaiting this as I thought The Red Tent was a brilliant book but was an extremely dissapointing follow up. Although the story has potential the writing was wishy washy and the character development was poor. I found it hard to believe that this was the same author that wrote so well in The Red Tent. Lets hope she gets back on track with the next novel.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I loved this book from start to finish, my only gripe being that it didn't last long enough. It was a bit of a dot to dot book, the author seemed to give you the basics about the characters leaving you to build what you wanted them to be. The author sucessfully portays the sweet friendship these women form together and the love they share. Thoroughly enjoyable although maybe not quite as 'serious' as the Red Tent, this will remain in my memory for some time.
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Anita Diamant
I have now read all of this authors' novels and I cannot rate them highly enough. I was so into the books, I felt I was part of the stories.Excellent.
Published 15 months ago by Fiona
A great read
I have read 'The Red Tent' by this author and have always recommend it to people, so I was looking forward to this one, as it had also been recommended many times to me. Read more
Published 22 months ago by DE Will
A pleasant, albeit predictable novel
I didn't have any expectations for this novel, having never read any of the authors other works, and found it an enjoyable, albeit fairly predictable read. Read more
Published on 1 Jan 2010 by Nicola F (Nic)
Good holiday read
If you are looking for a book which is an easy read and yet leaves you with thoughts about life, then this is a possibility for you. Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2009 by Doris
A great read
A very touching book that lived with me for several days after completion, I enjoyed this book more than I originally imagined I would. Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2009 by 1234JMT
Moving!
A moving read, that I felt able to relate to as it is about real life. It made me think about how much I miss my girlfiends back in the UK! Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2007 by LindyLouMac
Another lovely book from Anita Diament.
I read this having just read 'Pitching my Tent' and 'The Red Tent'. Personally I preferred it to 'The Red Tent', perhaps because it's set in the present day as opposed to biblical... Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2006 by Rochelle
A Thought Provoking Read
This is a story about relationships and how those relationships change and develop when Kathleen is diagnosed with cancer. Read more
Published on 8 July 2004 by jackieg1
Not a good follow-up after "Red Tent"
Characters not as well developed as Red Tent, story not very grasping -read it but was not very moved. Read more
Published on 20 April 2004 by Cynthia Hendaoui
shmaltz
I was disappointingly unnmoved by this story. I found the characters cliched and stodgy in their development, and the plot was not sufficient to make up for them. Read more
Published on 31 July 2003 by "rosie_grace"
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