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Mimi Thebo is a Senior Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University.

Bevat de naam: Mimi Thebo

Werken van Mimi Thebo

Drawing Together (Walker Stories) (1600) 54 exemplaren
Dreaming the Bear (2015) 43 exemplaren
Welcome to Eudora: A Novel (2007) 25 exemplaren
Hit the Road, Jack (2004) 9 exemplaren
Wipe Out (2003) 8 exemplaren
The Saint Who Loved Me (2002) 5 exemplaren
Coyote Summer (2017) 5 exemplaren
Get Real (2005) 3 exemplaren

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Compelling voice and character and plot of a girl coming-of-age, learning to trust others and herself, learning to be kind and helpful, following her dream, knowing who she is.
 
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bookwren | May 31, 2023 |
An unusual heroine (Darcy, late of London, now in Yellowstone) in an odd, dreamy-breathless situation (pneumonia and winter) has an encounter with a bear. I found the book an easy read, that draws you along through the strangeness of debilitating illness and survival conditions in a national park and connection to the wild. There's a mystery here, too.

I'm afraid it does not end well for the bear. Some people like to know that about animal focused books. There's compassion and a deep ecological message, however.… (meer)
 
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jennybeast | 1 andere bespreking | Apr 14, 2022 |
In the Lake Woebegone school but with less despair and none of the shaggy dog stories. Which makes it pretty weak tea. But far more to my taste than the one Jan Karon book I read. They have much in common: gentle, small town stories with some romance, plenty of nostalgia and not much conflict. Thebo has a better sense of history and race than Karon for sure. This book was a pleasant read with an omniscient narrator who refers to itself as 'this chronicle'.

I am bothered that she put Eudora in the title but the town is a mash-up of several area towns (Ottawa, Eudora, Baldwin City). Go on and make up a new name, if you ask me.… (meer)
 
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Je9 | 1 andere bespreking | Aug 10, 2021 |
Literary Merit: Okay
Characterization: Okay
Recommended: Not recommended
Level: 6-12

Darcy's family moves to Yellowstone Park following her father's line of environmental work. While there, Darcy stumbles upon a semi-conscious, hibernating bear and finds herself being literally pulled into an embrace. Thus begins a complicated relationship between she and the animal. A pre-existing illness in Darcy is hinted at, but is never addressed. She is further ailed by altitude sickness which results in Darcy experiencing out-of-body experiences.

Darcy does not read as a believable character and the ending of the book leaves the reader feeling confused rather than inspired, as the author intends.
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SWONroyal | 1 andere bespreking | Oct 9, 2017 |

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Werken
11
Leden
165
Populariteit
#128,476
Waardering
½ 3.6
Besprekingen
6
ISBNs
25
Talen
1

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