J. N Sandell

A modern day classic!!, Feb 15 2004

I am disheartened when I read some of the reviews of this book. I was taken with this story from the very first pages. I see Theresa as a modern day St. Francis, efortlessly winning the respect of animals and children alike. I got the feeling that Theresa didn't really fit in anyway, what with being the only child of older parents, so she used her talent of being the most sought after baby sitter in Long Island to her benefit and to the benefit of many children that are all but forgotten by their families. Theresa provided the stability that this idyllic place needed.

This book and all the people in it are utterly unforgettable and superbly crafted. I was touched by Theresa's… Read more

Just another family drama, Feb 9 2004

I don't have much, if anything to say about this book. My attention wandered while reading it and I all but skimmed about the last 100 pages. This book REMINDED me of something Joy Fielding would write, but that's about it. Joy Fielding is a much better writer and she writes a much better family drama than this woman could ever hope to write!

I kept with this book thinking something was bound to happen and it never did. For me, the book would have been better had the author spent more time on the relationship between Lana and her husband, Jack instead of having jack die right away. (I.m not giving anything away here since jack's death is alluded to on the back cover synopsis of the… Read more

Again, Laugh-Out-Loud Funny., Sep 29 2003

I thought this book was even funnier than Idiot Girls and I thought that book was the funniest I had read in a long time. Laurie Notaro truly has a gift for exposing what is really funny in common everyday occurances; she has helped us to realize that the really embarrasing moments in life happen to everyone and that's okay and perhaps even really funny!

This is the type of book that you'll want to keep on hand to read over again. Ms. Notaro offers the reader an often intimate, always hillarious look into her marriage and family.

My two favorite parts in the book were when her husband gets sick and stays home and when she takes her grandmother (Nana) to the grocery store to prepare… Read more