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INDIAN wisdom says our lives are rivers. Read the first page
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I very rarely read a book twice but I have read and re-read Tending Roses. It's a story about a young couple with a new baby. They have all the trappings of an affluent lifestyle but to maintain it they have to make sacrifices. Then the wife's grandmother becomes ill and she goes home to look after her. Whilst living on her grandmother's farm she discovers what's important in life and reassesses her priorities. Her grandmother's little notes are wonderful insights into her own life. Whenever I think that it would be nice to earn more money this book enables me to put life back into perspective.
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you only read one book this year, READ THIS ONE!
12 Jun 2001
By Adine Auel
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I COULD NOT put this book down. I stayed up all night reading, slept for three hours in the morning, then got up and started reading again. I bought a copy of this book through a Z-shop a few days ago, and since then I have been telling everyone they must read Tending Roses! I am buying copies for all of my daughters, sisters, and friends.
This book has it all-- a wonderful story, charaters who are real and compelling, and beautiful family memories delivered by a grandmother to a granddaughter. When you read it, you will laugh often, and cry often, but you will be very touched by Kate and Grandma Rose. Both ornery, wise, and loving, Grandma Rose is a character I will never forget. I can not wait to see this author's next book. I love to read, but I have never, ever been affected like this by a book before.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Husband and I Both Loved It! Great book to share with famil
2 July 2001
By A Customer
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
This is a wonderful story! My husband saw me laughing and crying as I read it, and he picked up the book and started on it. We fought over it until we both finished, and we have been telling everyone to read it. Tending Roses is a wonderful story about a family that has let petty things and busy schedules separate them. When they are forced to come to the family farm to decide whether to put their elderly grandmother in a nursing home, it is the family that learns a lesson. Through the wonderful stories in Grandma Rose's journal, the younger generation learn the real value of love, forgiveness, family, and time spent well. After reading the book, I feel like I learned right along with the characters! It was an amazing experience, and I highly recommend it as a book to share with friends and family. I am going to share it with my reading group.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Thank you Grandma Rose
25 July 2001
By Debra F. Gilbert
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Format:Paperback
What drew me to this story was the fact that my Mom is a Nana Rose, and what was amazing to me was I could picture the lessons that "Grandma" Rose was trying to teach her grand daughter coming from my mother to my daughter some day in the future. We take so much of life for granted, and when it's coming to an end, we often look back to see all the things we could/should have done differently. For the beauty and simplicity of the stories by Grandma alone, this book is worth the read, if you have an elderly grandparent, like I do, it is a nice reminder that they were once young & full of life, and that the important things they NEVER forget. A truly touching story.
Enjoy :)
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