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A very interesting story. Predictable, but a good read. I also liked the ending.
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The Four Seasons was my first novel by Mary Alice Monroe.
It's the story of the four Season sisters: Jillian, Beatrice, Rose, and Meredith. The novel opens when the sisters reunite for Merry's funeral, and it takes its shape from her final request - that they find the child, now an adult, that one of them gave up for adoption as a teen.
I confess that I didn't find anything unique or particularly interesting here. Her theme seems to be the effect of the past on the present and the necessity to break down walls and 'share.' I felt rather battered over the head by her heavy handed didacticism by the time I finished the novel, but at least I did finish it.
I suppose my verdict is 'so/so.'
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I am thrilled to have discovered Mary Alice Monroe! This is my first experience with one of her books and I found it to be a wonderfully woven tale of acceptance and self-discovery, with well-drawn characters who pulled me into an emotional connection, and natural-flowing realistic dialogue. The friendly and loving bonds of sisterhood and the journey of each woman to break out of her dysfunctional role and find closure and new meaning to life infused this story with depth and warmth, making it was an engaging page turner.
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Here is a book that could be a cliche, but is not, because the four main characters (one of whom we know after death) are so original and so likeable.
This is the story of the four Season sisters, hence the title of the book. The youngest sister, Merry, has passed away at 32 after a long illness as the book begins. As the remaining sisters convene at the family's aging Victorian house, all their long-time hurts, dreams, failures and successes are almost palpable as each grieves in her own way. It sounds like a million other books of this type, but a different twist makes it all brand new, and very interesting.
That is the search for the illegitimate daughter of Jilly, the sister who went on to become a top model in Paris, and a minor celebrity. It turns out that at age 17, she was shunted off to a strict Catholic home for unwed mothers, and forced by circumstances, the time in which she lived, her unyielding parents, and the nuns themselves to give up her baby without being allowed to hold or see it. That momentous situation, it turns out, has colored the lives of all the sisters--even Merry, left brain damaged after a childhood accident. Her last wish was that Jilly and the other sisters find "Spring," the name she has, in her childlike innocence, chosen for the missing Season.
This is not a deep and unforgettable book, but it is well worth reading, and simply perfect for the beach, which is where I finished reading with a long sigh and many tears. Go for it!
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This book was great. The characters were well developed and I felt like they were real people. I was sad this book ended. A must read!!!
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