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For Katherine Givens and the four women about to become her best friends, the adventure begins with a UPS package. Inside is a pair of red sneakers filled with ashes and a note that will forever change their lives. Katherine's oldest and dearest friend, the irrepressible Annie Freeman, left one final request-a traveling funeral-and she wants the most important women in her life as “pallbearers.”
From Sonoma to Manhattan, Katherine, Laura, Rebecca, Jill, and Marie will carry Annie's ashes to the special places in her life. At every stop there's a surprise encounter and a small miracle waiting, and as they whoop it up across the country, attracting interest wherever they go, they share their deepest secrets-tales of broken hearts and second chances, missed opportunities and new beginnings. And as they grieve over what they've lost, they discover how much is still possible if only they can unravel the secret Annie left them....
From Sonoma to Manhattan, Katherine, Laura, Rebecca, Jill, and Marie will carry Annie's ashes to the special places in her life. At every stop there's a surprise encounter and a small miracle waiting, and as they whoop it up across the country, attracting interest wherever they go, they share their deepest secrets-tales of broken hearts and second chances, missed opportunities and new beginnings. And as they grieve over what they've lost, they discover how much is still possible if only they can unravel the secret Annie left them....
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13 member(s) found this review helpful.
Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral is an emotional ride. Be prepared to be flipped inside out and shed a few tears. A heart warming story.
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7 member(s) found this review helpful.
I did not like this book. The dialogue was stilted and false, the relationships contrived, and it dragged on and on. Too pop psych navel gazing for me.
6 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book is now on my all time favorite list. Kris Radish writes for women about women. She has a way of making me relate to each and every character on many different levels. The story, about several women and their relationship to a deceased friend, can be sad and bittersweet, but at the same time, joyful, funny and exhilarating. Don't miss this one. I can't wait to read more from Radish.
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
I really enjoyed this book. One of the best I've read in a while. A times a bit too sappy but it was very heartfelt, well written and thought provoking.
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
i laughed and cried out loud during this book... the dialogue this author writes is EXCELLENT...
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3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Not totally realistic but a wonderful story of women and their ability to love and care for each other emotionally. I laughed and cried, then I laughed and cried some more.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
I really wanted to love this book. But, the author keeps going overboard with the sentimentality, to the point of nausea. She is waxing rhapsodic all through the book, to the point where you can't love or relate to the characters, because they seem so much more feeling and deep and not-real than yourself.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is a terrific read. I started it on one day and didn't put it down until I was finished. I wish I had an Annie Freeman in my life!!!
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2 member(s) found this review helpful.
As I approach middle age ( who am I kidding? I'm there ),death is claiming more of my friends. People are beginning to "personalize" their funerals. I recently lost a friend who donated her body to science and instructed her husband to take what they would have spent on a traditional funeral and throw a huge cocktail party at her local golf & country club. It was a great appropriate sendoff. If that idea appeals to you, this book is a must. I almost didn't want to let it go, but decided to share it with my PBS family.
I'll be buying several copies of this for friends. You'll wish you had a great group of girlfriends like Annie did.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
i found the book to be a bit of a slow read. so often i just felt like screaming at teh book "get on with it". otherwise and enjoyable, insprational read. made me want to do something spontaneous and live a little!
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I've read all of Kris Radish's books and this is probably my favorite. All of her books revolve around women's relationship and the empowerment of women, but this one has something for just about everyone. Likeable characters, a good dose of humor, and a message for all of us. A thoroughly enjoyable read.
This is a quick and fun read for a weekend. Lots of fun and tears and truth
Lynda C. (The unusual funeral instructions left by a free spirited woman bring her friends together in a cross-country odyssey of discovery, farewell, and healing.
I loved this book. The first few images of the book were so hilariously real to (my) life. It had me hooked from the start. Very life affirming. I sent this book round robin to several of my girlfriends and to my mother. A woman's must read, in my opinion.
Wow! This book was so moving. I could not put it down. Must read for all women!!!!! All I can say is WOW!!
Friends provide Annie with a traveling funeral to celebrate her life and learn much about themselves.
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