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Center, the author of THE LOST HUSBAND, could easily have cut her title down to two words and called her book THE LOST.
Everyone in this book seems to be stumbling along, mourning some aspect of their lives, with little true direction except, perhaps for Aunt Jean.
Three years after the death of her husband Danny, Libby still cannot seem to let go, To add insult to injury she is obsessive/compulsive about her children always imagining that the worst things possible will befall them.
I realize it is a mother's prerogative to worry, but this woman is ridiculous, Her selfinvolved mother Marsha must have been the poster child for that country song "Looking for love in all the wrong places" and Sunshine, the goth girl she meets in town, is lost in her own world trying to escape her past.
O'Conner, part "country hunk" part Grizzly Adams and part cheesemaker, is the predictable love interest and has suffered a few losses of his own.
Aunt Jean's losses have been many but she has managed to adjust to her lot in life while acting as the town's resident shrink and repository of secrets.
And then there are the children, Tank and Abby, whose vocabulary and thought processes certainly are far above what their six and eight year old minds should be capable of.
. . or perhaps my children and their friends were just developmentally stunted because they never acted like these kids,
If your preference tends toward thoughtful narratives with some substance, you might want to pass on this one.
If, on the other hand, you are looking for something that won't put any strain on your grey matter and will help you pass a few hours, this is your book.
I am not sure of the genre in which this book is being marketed but, if asked, I would suggest fantasy.
Katherine Center has definitely gotten better with each new book she writes, This was my first try at one of her "early" releases, and it was okay, Set on a farm in Texas, we follow Libby as she tries to rebuild her and her kids' lives after the loss of her husband.
I think I'm salty because I wouldn't want my husband finding a new woman, . . I'M SELFISH, OKAY. However, the characters were cute and the ending was wholesome, stars
You cant just wish strength for yourself, Or wisdom. Or resilience. Those things have to be earned,
I picked up The Lost Husband because I have loved Katherine Center's previous works, plus I saw there was a film that just came out based on the book I'll be watching that asap.
I think the movie will be super cute and even though this wasn't my favorite of her books, it was a good read that I enjoyed listening to.
I loved this book! So inspiring and heartwarming, I received a galley of this title and filed it away with my massively growing ToBeRead pile, I remember reading Center's earlier books, The Bright Side of Disaster, Get Lucky and Everyone is Beautiful and having really enjoyed both of those books, decided to give her latest a try.
In her earlier works, Center wrote about the themes of female empowerment, confidence, taking chances, starting over and personal strength.
Her upcoming release, The Lost Husband, focuses on similarly inspiring themes,
Libby Moran is a widow, Her husband, Danny, died three years ago in a car accident and she has been living with her two young children at her mother's house.
Her mother is a difficult person, to say the least, She's controlling and condescending and Libby has had it with her antics, After receiving a letter from her Aunt Jean, her mother's freespirited sister, inviting her to come live with her on her farm, Libby jumps at the chance for change.
Packing up her two small children, she makes the brave move to a new life, But what Libby doesn't expect is how much this new life is going to change her, for the better.
Surrounded by a wild cast of characters including the lovable O'Connor and her take charge Aunt Jean, Libby begins to learn things about herself, about her life and about parenting.
There are so many inspiring gems in the dialogue and characters thoughts that I found myself highlighting at least one line per page.
It was uplifting without sugarcoating the complexities of life, Essentially, The Lost Husband teaches the reader that life is hard, but if it wasn't hard we would never become the strong, resilient, optimistic people we are meant to be.
I am so glad I picked up The Lost Husband and I hope that Katherine gets all the accolades she deserves for this sweet, smart, and inspiring novel.
"Dear Libby, It occurs to me that you and your two children have been living with your mother for Dear Lord! two whole years, and I'm writing to see if you'd like to be rescued.
" The letter comes out of the blue, and just in time for Libby Moran, who, after the sudden death of her husband, Danny, went to stay with her hypercritical mother.
Now her crazy Aunt Jean has offered Libby an escape, a job and a place to live on her farm in the Texas Hill Country.
Before she can talk herself out of it, Libby is packing the minivan, grabbing the kids, and hitting the road.
Life on Aunt Jean's goat farm is both more wonderful and more mysterious than Libby could have imagined.
Beyond the animals and the strenuous work, there is quiet, deep, country quiet, But there is also a shaggy, gruff though purportedly handsome, under all that hair farm manager with a tragic home life, a formerly famous feedstore clerk who claims she can contact Danny "on the other side," and the eccentric aunt Libby never really knew but who turns out to be exactly what she's been looking for.
And despite everything she's lost, Libby soon realizes how much more she's found, Libby hasn't just traded one kind of crazy for another she may actually have found the place to bring her little family, and herself, back to life.
sweet but some substance
After two dark reads, I had to find something lighter and Katherine Center perfectly fits the bill! I've been eyeing this one for a while as there's a movie out based on the book, I'll be queuing that up tonight!
This one has Libby, a mom of two, recently widowed and she is a worry wart.
I can totally relate to that, always thinking the worst is going to happen, After her husband's death, things fall apart financially and she eventually gets an offer to go stay with her aunt and help on the goat farm.
It's quite a new experience and adventure for her kids and Libby finally starts to make peace with herself.
There are some episodes of bullying for her daughter and my heart ached for them, They did find a great solution though! There might even be a new love interest, but things are so complicated.
There were some near tears with this one and some laugh out loud moments, I'm glad a have a few more of her books to read, .Lost And Found Stars
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I Have a Confession: I did not read the book.
Instead, I discovered this on Netflix today, I saw it was originally a book, looked to see the blurb here and then watched the film, I figured since it had,ratings and,reviews, adding my two cents about the film would be a service for all of those who may be interested.
The film took the idea and did an excellent job of following everything one would feel from the blurb.
A woman who lost her husband through a car accident, her daughter's leg injured but now healed, a son who was at the age of being a good kid, and now wondering how she was going to cope with all that was left.
All of the conflicts from the story were there, . . plus beautiful visuals of the farm, And let's not forget the farm manager, . . He is played by Josh Duhamel, yum, Nora Dunn is wonderful as Aunt Jean, strong, direct, and loving in her way,
This film/story worked on many levels, had detailed moments, and probably held true to the book.
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sitelink I liked it more than I thought I would.
Certainly, I like a cute story of finding love, Nothing too cheesy or easy, though, There's the attraction portion of the story but more poignant is the life lessons about doing what's right because it's the right thing to do.
Even though it's hard. And not fun. The
book is about human resiliency and knowing when it's time to move on, There's a time to mourn, a time to cry but there always comes a time to pick yourself up, dust yourself off, reflect on how you have grown, count your blessings, and turn your face toward the sunshine again.
The story centers around a woman who loses her husband in an accident that her daughter barely survived.
She finds her savings depleted, broke and tired of her mother's company and victimized personality when she receives the invitation to stay with her aunt.
It is here that a childhood is revealed, duty is fulfilled, forgiveness is granted, and new friendships forged, I received an uncorrected advanced copy of The Lost Husband by Katherine Center from Netgalley, com in return for my honest review,
From the minute I first started reading The Lost Husband, I loved it, It was just my kind of novel, charming and quirky with heartwarming characters, However, as the story progressed, although I enjoyed the book, very much in fact, I felt there were several problems that were hard to get past.
When the book opened, the reader learned that Danny, the husband of the main character, Libby, was killed in a car accidentyears prior.
Due to Danny's mistakes, and his desire to keep things a secret, upon his death, Libby and her two young children, Abby and Theo, discovered that they were in a desperate situation they were financially unstable, forced to sell their home and moved in with Libby's controlling mother.
These facts were covered within, what seemed like, a very few pages, Libby's Aunt Jean, an amazing, lovable character, invited Libby and her children to come live and work her goat farm.
Libby was only too relieved to leave her mother's home, Unfortunately, the reader didn't really experience the relationship between Libby and her mother firsthand, Clearly Libby's mother was difficult and overbearing, but fleshing out their relationship a little more thoroughly while they were all living together would have presented a more complete picture.
Because the move progressed so quickly, the reader had to essentially take Libby's word for it, although there were a few indications of the mother's disposition and selfishness.
It might have been better to have slowed the story down a bit,
Additionally, Libby appeared to have no animosity towards her late husband despite their circumstances, This didn't seem realistic. In fact, I was expecting more to be revealed about Danny and what happened to all of their money, but that storyline never developed.
It would have been interesting if it had,
That being said, there were certain parts of the book that were wonderful, Jeans interaction with Libby and the kids as well as the depiction of smalltown living.
Sunshine and Russ rounded out the cast of characters, The goats turned out to be a fun bonus, There was even a slowmoving romance, There was something for everyone,
This book is definitely worth reading, and I would like to read more by this author, It is not quite a four star rating, but I definitely would have given/if the option was given.
This was a quick and fun book that I read at the beach but I would not put it in a fluffy “beach read” category.
Libby, a widow, and heryoung children leave her mothers condo in the city, where theyve lived unhappily for several years after her husband's death, and move to a small town to live with Jean, her quirky aunt who runs a goat farm amusingly, the goats are named for famous women.
The themes of loss, grief, and change are never heavyhanded or depressing, I loved the characters and the setting, and the lessons this story imparts are told with humor and charm.
A highly recommended heartwarming tale and just what i needed after a darker read!
I am in LOVE with this book.
Such a character driven story with life lessons throughout, I loved the messages, I loved the characters, I loved the humor, I loved the writing, I loved it all.
This is my third Katherine Center book and she has delivered every single time, She has quickly climbed to one of my favorite authors,
The Lost Husband is a journey of a brave mom who has suffered a horrible tragedy, Libby wants to pick up her life and find a new normal for herself and her two children, I loved her insights along the way, I loved her relationship with her aunt Jean, Jean is an AMAZING character I loved watching Libby turn her life around and take on new roots in an unlikely place, with unlikely people.
I didnt want this story to end, I laughed, I cried, I cheered for Libby to find her happiness, Such an amazing, heartwarming story that left me with tears in my eyes and a smile on my face.
“It seemed so clear nowthe way we were all connected, the way together and apart pushed and pulled on each other, the way you had to lose one thing to find another.
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