About this title: Myra Lipinsky, a lonely and love-starved middle-aged nurse, is resigned to her solitary fate until Chip Reardon--her big crush back in high school--comes back into her life. The catch is that he's now married to another old high-school friend, and he is dying from a brain tumor. Myra cares for him, and their friendship takes an unexpected turn--and then another.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atria Books
Date Published: 06/2001
ISBN-13:9780743411325ISBN:0743411323
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 224 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 06/2001
ISBN-13:9780743411325ISBN:0743411323
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 224 p. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Press, New York
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780743411332ISBN:0743411331
Description: Very good. 226 p. Includes A Readers Club Guide: A Conversation with Elizabeth Berg, Reading Group Questions and Topics for Discussion. read more
Description: Fine. 0743411331 Excellent condition Soft cover book, clean pages, No creases to spine, this book is Near NEW! Shop & Save With US. read more
Edition: Bookspan Large Print Edition. Unabridged.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780739418925ISBN:0739418920
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. HardCover w/DJ Large Print Edition DJ in very good condition, cover/binding and pages in very good condition. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780743411332ISBN:0743411331
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. (A41_4/9)Book is in good condition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atria
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780743411325ISBN:0743411323
Description: Good in Very Good jacket. -3rd Edition--Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7 3/4"-9 3/4" tall 209 pgs. Interior-Flawless. The boards and DJ are well preserved, and the book appears to be unused. -Publish Place: New York-Size: read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atria Books
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780743411325ISBN:0743411323
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. clean, straight and tight 1st printing, unmarked except for a black line of the bottom, unclipped dustjacket has no tears, chips or stains. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 224 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atria
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780743411325ISBN:0743411323
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
"I listened to this book on audio. It was the sad yet uplifting story of Myra, a woman in her early 50's, unmarried, a nurse doing home health. She's always been a bit of a loner, never quite fit in or had large groups of friends. She's always been insecure about her appearance and so not really pursued close relationships with men, and also (I don't know why) doesn't seem to have much in the way of female friends either. Life is pretty lonely except for her dog and her patients. Then she gets a new patient who is someone she knew from high school (the popular heartthrob), and he's dying from a brain tumor. This story focuses on that time period and the relationship that develops between them."
"Single women, home health care nurse....end up taking care of terminally ill former classmate. She has always cared for him and they end up together. He plans to commit suicide when he gets very ill..........so does she. He does............she doesn't.
"I loved this book. I really felt like I got a great glimpse into the life of a nurse and I really liked Myra. She is lonely and I think that is something that at one point in my life I could relate to and I now sympathize with. I did think that some of the things that happen are a bit too out there, like the robber giving him his wallet back (that made me roll my eyes a little) but hey, i guess stranger things happen in real life, so why not?
"What a mixture of emotions I felt as this story ended. My heart broke and was uplifted at the same time. Berg translates the indescribable lessons one receives when attending the death of a loved one. So much sadness and letting go but such an uplifting experience and I really believe one that can't easily be described or understood unless you go through it with your eyes and heart wide open. An amazing connection. The only part of this story that was left underdeveloped for me was the relationship and the letting go between Chip and his mother. I couldn't reconcile her type of personality with the quietness she allowed Chip to move on with his life decisions and death wish. She too easily gave him away to another, this was unbelievable and a thing I don't think I could have done. Maybe the truth is I never saw her as a big enough person to allow herself to let go."
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