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Awake
Awake
Author: Elizabeth Graver
A mother seeks freedom for her young son—and rediscovers her own need for it in the process—in this powerful novel about family, identity, and love — Once a painter, a traveler, a lover of light, Anna Simon has been living in the dark ever since she gave birth to Max, a child with a rare genetic disease for whom even an hour in...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780805065398
ISBN-10: 0805065393
Publication Date: 4/7/2004
Pages: 304
Rating:
  • Currently 2.9/5 Stars.
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2.9 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 2
Not as good as "The Honey Thief", though still an excellent read. A woman is caught in a mid-life crisis - bored and confused - from spending the previous 10 years caring for her chronicall ill, terminall ill child.
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Helpful Score: 1
Well written story about the impact a seriously disabled child has on a family and issues of adultery and human connection.
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