| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
viii, 336 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso. |
| Contents |
Crossing to safety -- Appointment in Samarra -- Seventy verses on emptiness -- Marjorie morningstar -- The hobbit -- Daily strength for daily needs -- The people of the book -- I am sorrow -- The uncommon reader -- The lizard cage -- Brat farrar -- Continental drift -- The painted veil -- Murder in the cathedral -- Wherever you go, there you are -- Kokoro -- The price of salt -- The reluctant fundamentalist -- The year of magical thinking -- Olive Kitteridge -- Girls like us -- Suite francaise -- The bite of the mango -- The elegance of the hedgehog -- The girl with the dragon tattoo -- Brooklyn -- My father's tears -- Too much happiness. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-336). |
| Summary |
The inspiring story of a son and his dying mother, who form a "book club" that brings them together as her life comes to a close. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.8 15.0 157693. |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Patients -- United States -- Biography.
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Cancer -- Patients -- Family relationships -- United States.
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Book clubs (Discussion groups)
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| ISBN |
9780307594037: $25.00 |
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0307594033 |
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