- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Delta (Oct 13 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0385333323
- ISBN-13: 978-0385333320
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 1.7 x 21.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 254 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Review
"Few writers today show more clearly the knife that cuts existence into two parts when tragedy strikes."--Chicago Tribune.
"A magnificent achievement. . .written with amazing authority, compelling beauty, and immediacy."--Tillie Olsen
"Rosellen Brown's characters move me to tears."--Annie Dillard.
From the Paperback edition. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"A magnificent achievement. . .written with amazing authority, compelling beauty, and immediacy."--Tillie Olsen
"Rosellen Brown's characters move me to tears."--Annie Dillard.
From the Paperback edition. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Description
Laura and Dan Courser are a less than perfect, but deeply passionate couple with two young children and lots of plans. Until Dan, displaying the boyish bravado that made Laura fall in love with him, takes the tiller of a boat he can't handle and causes the accident that shatters their lives.
Suddenly there are no more ordinary days or nights. And, in a story filled with astonishing revelations, we witness two people wrestling with a marriage in which all the rules are changed, confronting the guilt and anger, devotion and desire that don't merely survive...but can help heal the wounded heart.
Rosellen Brown creates a compelling portrayal of a family torn apart--and perhaps put back together again--by love.
Suddenly there are no more ordinary days or nights. And, in a story filled with astonishing revelations, we witness two people wrestling with a marriage in which all the rules are changed, confronting the guilt and anger, devotion and desire that don't merely survive...but can help heal the wounded heart.
Rosellen Brown creates a compelling portrayal of a family torn apart--and perhaps put back together again--by love.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Dissapointing indeed,
By A Customer
This review is from: Tender Mercies (Paperback)
I mistakenly purchased this book at a friend's recommendation. However, I only LATER found out I had gotten the TITLE wrong!But having bought the book, I proceeded to read it. Talk about a dissapointment! There is enough guilt and depression in life without another story that offers no "hope" or reconcilliation in broken relationships. You can watch soap operas and get the same result! If you want a challenging and uplifting book, try the one that I was originally SUPPOSE to read! "A Severe Mercy" by Sheldon Vanauken. Now THAT book makes you think about what is TRULY important in life! I won't be the same person after reading it!
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointed fan of Rosellen Brown,
This review is from: Tender Mercies (Paperback)
I bought this book and eagerly awaited its arrival having loved Civil Wars and Before and After. This book has an anticipatory depressing premise: a spouse accidentally injures his spouse catastropically. The accident has already occured when the book opens and the family is leaving New York City for the tranquility of their small town, one year after the accident and one year after extensive rehab. This book never has an uplifting moment. Sure, the guilt Dan experiences and the anger of his wife over the accident is expected. But where is the reconciliation? The two kids seem like they are on the periphery throughout the book and despite her injuries, the mother never reaches out to her children. I read this book through hoping it would get better. The Wellseley wife lives this injury solely intellectually. The distance between the husband and wife is palpable yet never breached. I was very disappointed in this book, regretfully so, because I usually adore Ms. Brown's books. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this one.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tender Mercies,
By A Customer
This review is from: Tender Mercies (Paperback)
This is a lovely, well written, and intimate story of a family in a very difficult situation. It is a thoughful reminder of what is important in living any life.
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