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Bezig met laden... The Bright Side of Disaster: A Novel (editie 2008)door Katherine Center
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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. The Bright Side of Disaster is Katherine Center's first book. I listened to it on audio and really enjoyed the narration. It truly felt like someone telling their story. I truly sympathized with Jenny as she worked to navigate her life as a single mother. At the same time, I just couldn't get why she even entertained any thought toward a possible relationship with Dean, her baby's daddy. What a loser! Yes, people can change but he definitely did not. Overall this was an entertaining read and I will continue to check out Katherine Center's back list. 4 Stars ( ) Such a moment by moment delightful story of ALL of the ups and downs of Jenny's pregnancy and following single motherhood--yes, full of disasters of many kinds. Dean versus Gardner...mother versus father's mother....just one event after another. A very readable book, no matter how old (yes, me) you are....remembering. I missed several of Center's books during her writing so I'm catching up. Jenny is forced to wade into motherhood alone when her boyfriend Dean abandons her just before her due date. This had delightfully colorful characters and was quite unlike the other Katherine Center book Iâd read, but I still thoroughly enjoyed it. Absolutely loved the hilariously snarky descriptions of the very real moments of motherhood. That birth plan that so did not go as planned. Nursing. I couldnât stop laughing at poor Jennyâs experience with the almonds. She was such an everyday character and you could so relate to her problems. And ugh. Dean!! Such a man-child with the band always coming first even when he has a baby and crashing on the couch. I loved Jenny finally earning her way to her happy ending. Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader. When my dear friend Annie gave me âThe Bright Side of Disasterâ to read, I was so elated that I couldnât wait to âdig into it.â The story is about Jenny Harris, a pregnant, young woman who is engaged to Dean, the most despicable of fiancĂ©s. It is incredible that Jenny ever even gave Dean a nod, since he seemed like a shiftless, irresponsible scoundrel with a âwandering eyeâ for other women. Anyway, Dean walks out on Jenny the day before she goes into labor, but fortunately, leaves her with her supportive mom who sees her through the first days of motherhood with a newborn baby. The story speaks for Jennyâs tenacity to succeed at being a nurturing mother to Maxie, and her perseverance in carrying on after being abandoned by the untrustworthy fiancĂ©. At one point, when Dean tries to wrangle his way back into a relationship with Jenny, I was disappointed that she let her guard down and even allowed him in the front door. I thought that Jenny was in some ways fortunate because she relied on her mom to assist her with childcare, and she possessed parents and future in-laws who supported her financially. Some single mothers do not have those support systems and must rely completely on their own ingenuity to succeed. I loved Jennyâs helpful dog-walking neighbor, Gardner, and the stark contrast between Gardner and Dean was conspicuously obvious. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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HTML:A new mother must adjust to a life she never asked forâ??and learns that sometimes the worst thing that can happen is exactly what youâ??ve been waiting forâ??in this spirited novel from the New York Times bestselling author of How to Walk Away and Things You Save in a Fire â??Charming . . . cleverly told and uncommonly appealing.â?â??People Very pregnant and not quite married, Jenny Harris doesnâ??t mind that she and her live-in fiancĂ©, Dean, accidentally started their family a little earlier than planned. But Dean is acting distant, and the night he runs out for cigarettes and doesnâ??t come back, he demotes himself from future husband to sperm donor. And the very next day, Jenny goes into labor. In the months that follow, Jenny plunges into a life she never anticipated: single motherhood. At least with the sleep deprivation, sore boobs, and fits of crying (both hers and the babyâ??s), thereâ??s not much time to dwell on her broken heart. Then things start looking up: Jenny learns how to do everything one-handed, makes friends in a mommy group, and even gets to know a handsome, helpful neighbor. But Dean is never far from Jennyâ??s thoughts or, it turns out, her doorstep, and in the end she must choose between the old life she thought she wanted and the n Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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