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Bezig met laden... Julia's chocolates (editie 2007)door Cathy Lamb
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.  sweetbabyjane58 | Mar 1, 2023 |    ) PatLibrary123 | Aug 9, 2022 | And let's not leave out the requisite breast cancer diagnosis. Along the way everyone's life improves if Julia comes into contact with them and everything she touches turns to gold. All the Christians are the stereotypical Bible-thumping prim judgemental obnoxious characters with the exception of the minister. Men are either abusive oafs or are sensitive, caring men who cry. The incessant reference to body parts became extremely tiresome and annoying. This book is a prime example of why I don't like chick-lit romance novels. The last 100 pages i speed read just so I could say I finished it. (  ) janb37 | Feb 13, 2017 | So yeah, maybe some of it's a bit trite, and the main romance didn't do much for me (where ARE these men who allegedly make up their minds that they will be forever-in-love with a woman upon first meeting her, and stick by her through all her neuroses without asking for a single thing in return?) but in the end, I thought "really liked it" best summed up my experience. So go for it, it's enjoyable. (  )1  BraveNewBks | Mar 10, 2016 | There is a lot to like about this novel: strong women, friendship, a good deal of humor and love, plus a healthy dose of survival. The 5 women are likeable for the most part though I felt Lydia was almost too quirky to be believable. Their psychic hours were held in celebration of various female body parts oftentimes with said parts uncovered and I found this a bit odd. I think the main reason I could not give this book more than 3 stars is that it was overwhelmingly depressing at times. Verbal, physical and sexual abuse lurked around every corner and the treatment of the abused children, including Julia herself, was heartbreaking. The ending of the book was satisfying, however, and I'm glad I stuck with it. (  ) Ellen_R | Jan 15, 2016 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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HTML:I left my wedding dress hanging in a tree somewhere in North Dakota. I don't know why that particular tree appealed to me. Perhaps it was because it looked as if it had given up and died years ago and was still standing because it didn't know what else to do. . . In her deliciously funny, heartfelt, and moving debut, Cathy Lamb introduces some of the most wonderfully eccentric women since The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and The Secret Life of Bees, as she explores the many ways we find the road home. From the moment Julia Bennett leaves her abusive Boston fiancé at the altar and her ugly wedding dress hanging from a tree in South Dakota, she knows she's driving away from the old Julia, but what she's driving toward is as messy and undefined as her own wounded soul. The old Julia dug her way out of a tortured, trailer park childhood with a monster of a mother. The new Julia will be found at her Aunt Lydia's rambling, hundred-year-old farmhouse outside Golden, Oregon. There, among uppity chickens and toilet bowl planters, Julia is welcomed by an eccentric, warm, and often wise clan of women, including a psychic, a minister's unhappy wife, an abused mother of four, and Aunt Lydia herselfâ??a woman who is as fierce and independent as they come. Meeting once a week for drinks and the baring of souls, it becomes clear that every woman holds secrets that keep her from happiness. But what will it take for them to brave becoming their true selves? For Julia, it's chocolate. All her life, baking has been her therapy and her refuge, a way to heal wounds and make friends. Nobody anywhere makes chocolates as good as Julia's, and now, chocolate just might change her lifeâ??and bring her love when she least expects it. But it can't keep her safe. As Julia gradually opens her heart to new life, new friendships, and a new man, the past is catching up to her. And this time, she will not be able to run but will have to face it head on. Filled with warmth, love, and truth, Julia's Chocolates is an unforgettable novel of hope and healing that explores the hurts we keep deep in our hearts, the love that liberates us, the courage that defines us, and the chocolate that just might take us there. Advance praise for Cathy Lamb and Julia's Chocolates "Julia's Chocolates is wise, tender, and very funny. In Julia Bennett, Cathy Lamb has created a deeply wonderful character, brave and true. I loved this beguiling novel about love, friendship, and the enchantment of really good chocolate." â??Luanne Rice, New York Times bestsell Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Julia goes to live with her Aunt Julia after running away from her abusive ex-fiance. Aunt Lydia is a hoot and sort of eccentric with her psychic nights with the local psychic Caroline. Her yard is full of pigs, both real and fake, with toilet seats filled with flowers. She names her real chickens and pigs and treats them like royalty.
Some of the residents are friends of Lydia's and they become a big part and friends of Julia's too.
It's not all roses in this book believe me and it was hard to read in some places.
The epilogue, as I always say, was happy and predicable but after what some of these women went through, it was nice to see. (