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A well written book about a man who learns to cope with the memories of a unwilling "father", a mother he never knew, and a bother with mental illness. How he finds love in a long lost childhood playmate that steps back into his life bringing her own set of problems. The only mama he has ever know was "Mama" Ella, a man his father hired to care for him. Makes me wish we all had a Mama Ella, looking in on us.
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I absolutely loved this book. It has a wonderful message about how love (even of only one person) can change your life and help make you who you are. I am a huge Charles Martin fan and this book does not disappoint. It is sometimes tough to see how things made this man who he is, but well worth the ride.
I read this book for a book club and loved how it was written. It's a long book, and half way through it, i felt i knew these characters as my own... though predictable at times, the story is imaginative, redemptive and different than the ordinary.
Really enjoyed this book about a man's struggles with his childhood memories and his mentally unstable brother. Some parts were very funny. Writes beautifully and interesting plotlines.
This is absolutely one of my favorite books. I have read it several times and I have to cry every time I read it. It is an awesome book!
"Tucker, I want to tell you a secret."
Miss Ella curled my hand into a fist and showed it to me.
"Life is a battle, but you can't fight is with your fists. You got to fight it with your heart."
Miss Ella curled my hand into a fist and showed it to me.
"Life is a battle, but you can't fight is with your fists. You got to fight it with your heart."
I only got through chapter two. Didn't hold my attention at all. But the lady who gave it to me said it was one of the best books she ever read. So it evidently is for some people just not me.
