This story has so much to offer! It really is a strong novel about different relationships, friendships between women, relationships between lovers, and the relationship between parents and their children. Schieber has a gift when it comes to portraying women’s friendships. The primary characters in this novel are long time friends Jane and Gwen, and Schieber does an amazing job in relaying the comfort that comes with having a friend who knows you and has been there through the good and bad. There is no judging, just unconditional love and support. Sometimes these relationships can come across as fake and unbelievable, but I felt that these characters, as well as the supporting characters, were real people dealing with real life situations.
We also get to spend some time with both Jane and Gwen in their pasts, so see how they came to be the women they are. Their relationships with their own parents, their relationships with their husbands and insight in to how they grew up are all introduced in order to give the reader a better understanding of their current decisions and reactions to what is going on around them.
Phyllis Schieber has written a beautiful novel about the importance and significance of female friendships. I highly recommend this novel!!
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About Phylis Schieber:
The first great irony of my life was that I was born in a Catholic hospital. My parents, survivors of the Holocaust, had settled in the
6 comments:
Thanks so much for the review. I am delighted that you enjoyed WILLING SPIRITS and felt connected to the characters. What more could I ask for?
Sounds great. I love to read about friendships between women.
Wow, I guess these reviews are making me more interested in the novel as I go along. Thanks for this great review. I really liked Sinner's guide as well.
Hi bermudaonion! I'm glad to see you.
Aha! You see, Serena! We are luring you in! Glad to see that you are coming around.
i saw this book featured on another blog and loveloveloved the cover! the other blogger had only good things to say too! i'd love to get my hands on a copy...adding it to my TBR pile. i haven't read anything by this author YET...but plan to now. thanks for the tip!
i've also been to dachau.
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