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E.B. Moore

Autor(a) de An Unseemly Wife

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Obras de E.B. Moore

An Unseemly Wife (2014) 42 cópias
Stones in the Road (2015) 22 cópias
Stones in the Road (2016) 3 cópias

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What a wonderful and astoundingly unique read! This tale follows Maggie, a hospital escapee with a touch of dementia searching for, well, something--even if she can't remember just what it is. The narrative perspective puts the audience directly in the middle of a compassionate and, at times, laugh out loud hilarious tale of family, friendship, and a search for meaning.

This title also attempts to close a gap in adult fiction, in which the protagonist has an active role in the story, rather than being sidelined after "aging out" of protagonistism, all while her adult children offer a window into the termed "sandwich generation", those that are both raising children of their own while aiding their aging parents. The author is so clearly unafraid to tell a story that needs to be told, and does so with an immense amount of wit, charm, and empathy.

Aside from our "traveling hero", Maggie, the story also features her children--a divorced mother and a closeted gay man, and explores the complexities of family drama in which the family outlasts the drama in the end. Maggie meets a very unlikely cast of characters as she embarks on her grand journey, and their stories are just as important as Maggie's own, creating the sense of a collective narrative that is as much an emotional journey as it is a physical one.

All told, the author's unique flare combined with some much-needed attention to this specific type of story made this a highly compelling and fun read, one that twists and turns where you least expect it and, in the end, leaves the reader feeling as though they too have been walking the streets of Boston with Maggie in tow.
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MROBINSON72 | Apr 22, 2023 |
This was a good book about the Amish. Not a bookclub book but borrowed from my neighbor CJ in New Mexico.
 
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PatLibrary123 | 1 outra resenha | Aug 9, 2022 |
Joshua's mother, Miriam, was forced into taking over decision making for the family after her husband, Abraham, was hurt in an accident​. This was totally out of character for a woman who was Plain.

Joshua endured his father's abuse just because that was the right thing to do when you were Plain. He completely feared his father, but had no recourse but to run away to avoid more abuse since he knew his father would blame him for the accident.

Joshua ran away to California and had to deal with and live with the English. Joshua found some good English as well as bad.

Miriam had to deal with and live with the reality that her son was gone even though she knew he was not dead, but out there somewhere even though everyone said he couldn't have survived the accident that had maimed his father.

In my opinion, Joshua endured more hardships than he had at home and more than Miriam endured even though losing a child is the worst thing in the world.

We follow Joshua as he finds work and families to live with. He was a sweet character, but felt guilty about not letting his mother know he was alive. He couldn't let her know for fear of having to face his father's wrath because he would send someone to find him​. Miriam was a dedicated wife and mother even though she lived with the hope her son was alive, but presumed dead. Abraham was a character that I did not like at all.

STONES IN THE ROAD takes us into homes and the way of living in the 1800's whether it was a Plain home or an English home. The book dragged a bit, but it was very interesting to see the different, difficult life style of both homes in the 1800's.

STONES IN THE ROAD was about family, about hardships, about survival, about choices, and about God's influence in your life.

I enjoyed the book for the historical aspect. Ms. Moore's writing style was beautiful along with wonderful description.

I would recommend STONES IN THE ROAD to those folks who want to know more about the customs of Plain people as well as see first-hand the hardships they had every day as well as the hardships of traveling across the country in a wagon train. 4/5

This book was given to me free of charge and without compensation in return for an honest review.
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SilversReviews | 1 outra resenha | Sep 22, 2015 |
Where I got the book: review copy provided by publisher. This review first appeared on the Historical Novel Society website: I also wrote a feature article on this novel for the same website.

In 1867, Ruth Holtz’s peaceful life in a Pennsylvania Amish community is destroyed when her husband hears of the free land in Idaho. Driven by the fear that his sons will not have enough land to farm, Aaron is willing to go against the rules of their Order and join up with an ‘English’ wagon train heading west. Both he and Ruth believe they can keep separate from the English as their Order’s rules dictate, but as the distance from home grows longer the small Amish family is the focus of jealousies and resentment. When tragedy strikes, Ruth questions her decision to stop being what her people see as an ‘unseemly wife’ and follow her husband in an act of blind faith.

This debut literary novel is remarkable for its lyrical tone and the sense that Moore manages to convey of Ruth and Aaron’s separateness when they eventually have to come to grips with the English community. The circles of bonding – the Amish identity, the Fold, the family, and friendship – intersect in different ways, the bonds variously tested by obdurate attitudes and the ordinary strains of family life. The poetry of Moore’s language enhances rather than diminishes a sharply drawn portrait of life within a wagon train that conveys both the sheer boredom of the long trek west and the inevitability of hardship and loss.

An Unseemly Wife is Moore’s family history, but the reader is left to imagine how Ruth’s story ends. This lack of resolution may be unsatisfactory for some, but to me it suits the theme of heading out into the unknown, on faith, that pervades the whole book. Faith, Moore seems to be saying, can be changed by circumstances but still abides deep within us. Recommended.
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JaneSteen | outras 5 resenhas | Dec 27, 2014 |

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4
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70
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½ 4.3
Resenhas
9
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12

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