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Jess Riley

Auteur van Driving Sideways

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Werken van Jess Riley

Driving Sideways (2008) 129 exemplaren
All the Lonely People (2012) 21 exemplaren
Mandatory Release (2013) 13 exemplaren
Closer Than They Appear (2013) 7 exemplaren

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I really like Jess Riley's books. They're quirky and fun. This one is no different.
 
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tsmom1219 | Feb 24, 2022 |
Leigh, a kidney transplant gal in her 20's, decides to head on a road trip to thank her donor's family and track down her estranged mother. Driving from Wisconsin to California, she picks up a teen hitchhiker….or rather the kid picks up her, by holding her purse hostage at the rest stop. In Colorado, they pick up Leigh's new age girlfriend to tag along, stop at all sorts of places along the way. Larry's family is a surprise, as is what they find at the end of the road in Los Angeles. A quirky, fun, light read.… (meer)
 
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nancynova | 11 andere besprekingen | Jul 28, 2016 |
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Why did I wait so lone to read this book? Leigh Fielding lives with her brother and his wife about 30 minutes from where I am sitting. I loved all the local references. Also my mother was on dialysis for some time before she died so those references rang true as well.

Leigh was lucky to receive a kidney transplant and through a mix up the anonymous donation didn’t stay so anonymous. Leigh has planned quite a road trip and she has added a stop to visit one of her donor’s relatives. She wants to find out what he was like and to thank them for the gift they have given her. Against her brother’s wishes Leigh heads west in what turns into a very memorable trip. She gains a passenger along the way, they stop to see the sights, visit her best friend in Colorado, meet up with an old boyfriend, has an interesting stop at the donor’s mother’s house and then head to California to hopefully reconnect with her mother.

This was Jess Riley’s debut novel and it a heartwarming and sometimes a heartbreaking story. It is also full of some laugh out loud and crazy moments. I found it to be very well written with a very balanced pace. Easy to picture all the events as they happened because of the author’s descriptive writing style. There was a twist that added just a little suspense too. It was almost a learning experience as Leigh has PKD, polycystic kidney disease. I had heard of this disease but didn’t know much about it.

The trip that Leigh calls her Unfinished Business Trip was quite a journey. I am honored to have been able to travel on it right along with her. I loved this story.
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dollycas | 11 andere besprekingen | Jan 27, 2016 |
Leigh Fielding, a kidney transplant who is now free of dialysis, sets out on a road trip seeking adventure and reunions with an old flame, an old friend and her long gone mother. Shortly into the trip she meets Denise, a teen with a horrendous tale who needs a ride, and, against her better judgement and in order to get her purse, she agrees to give her a ride. Leigh uses plenty of humour to help alleviate stress and get through difficulties, and receives a number of calls from her older brother who has taken care of her one way or another for over half her life.

At the back of this novel there is a piece about the kidney disease Leigh suffers from in this novel, and the story was partly written to help make this known. In that it is successful. I liked some parts, didn’t care for others, and for a while was considering giving this 2.5 stars, but it did get somewhat better as I got past the midway point and so overall I have to say that I liked this once I overcame some of my disbelief of certain characters and scenarios.
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Karin7 | 11 andere besprekingen | Jan 20, 2016 |

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