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  • Every Last One

  • By: Anna Quindlen
  • Narrated by: Hope Davis
  • Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
  • 3.7 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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Every Last One

By: Anna Quindlen
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Summary

In this breathtaking and beautiful novel, the number-one New York Times best-selling author Anna Quindlen creates an unforgettable portrait of a mother, a father, a family, and the explosive, violent consequences of what seem like inconsequential actions.

Mary Beth Latham is first and foremost a mother, one whose three teenaged children come first, before her career as a landscape gardener, or even her life as the wife of a doctor. Caring for her family and preserving their everyday life is paramount. And so, when one of her sons, Max, becomes depressed, Mary Beth becomes focused on him, and is blindsided by a shocking act of violence. What happens afterwards is a testament to the power of a womans love and determination, and to the invisible line of hope and healing that connects one human being with another.

Ultimately, in the hands of Anna Quindlen's mesmerizing prose, Every Last One is a novel about facing every last one of the the things we fear most, about finding ways to navigate a road we never intended to travel, to live a life we never dreamed we'd have to live but must be brave enough to try.
©2010 Anna Quindlen (P)2010 Simon & Schuster
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Critic reviews

“Spellbinding.” ( The New York Times Book Review)
“In a tale that rings strikingly true, [Anna] Quindlen captures both the beauty and the breathtaking fragility of family life.” ( People)
“We come to love this family, because Quindlen makes their ordinary lives so fascinating.” ( USA Today)

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Breathtaking, stunning

It's hard to process quite how good this book is and how perfect the performance. I did not want it to end nor to say goodbye to its extraordinary heroine.

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Devastatingly good

Slow build of every day life before the terrible event rips it all apart. So well written, I can feel this will stay with me for a long time. Astounding characterisation and such a clear evocation of grief.

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3 hours of my life I'll never get back

I had to stop listening after 3 hours , this is the worst book I've listened to, it just rambles on with nonsense, there's no story at all, unless something happens after 3 hours but that's far far too late.

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