Victoria Redel
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Victoria Redel currently teaches in the M.F.A. program at Vermont College and in the undergraduate and graduate writing programs at Sarah Lawrence College.
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Nothing Makes You Free: Writings by Descendants of Jewish Holocaust Survivors (2002) — Avustaja — 66 kappaletta
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Before Everything is the story of how a group of lifelong friends come together to support one of their own "old friends" who has decided to not undergo treatment for cancer. Anna has successfully battled cancer before, but this time decides she has had enough and opts out of
any possible life extending treatments and elects to go into hospice care.
These ladies are very possessive of their friend, and often push away her “new friends” who have also known Anna for many years. I give this book 4 stars instead of only 3 (closer to a 3.5 for me) because I felt like I knew their heart and motivation. While I understand their desire to help, it sometimes felt that their motivation was a little selfish. Flashbacks sometimes made the timeline confusing. Also, while most of the “old friends” are well developed, Anna herself was not. Peripheral characters add little to the story.
The premise of this story is excellent. Unfortunately for me, this was a difficult book to read.
I received an advance copy of the book from the publisher in a Goodreads giveaway. A review in exchange for my copy is not required and it is my choice only to share my opinion.… (lisätietoja)