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The Wait: Love, Fear, and Happiness on the Heart Transplant List | Jennifer Bonner
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As a new year approached, Jennifer Bonner embraced college life and flourished as a visual artist. Childhood heart problems rarely clouded her thoughts. Then, unusual fatigue led to terrifying news. Without a heart transplant she would die soon. As she put it, ''The bomb dropped today.''
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Jen2
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Wonderful book!

Reviewsbylola This sounds great! 5y
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RebelReader
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#friyayintro

1. Gym, picking up my sister at airport, visiting my Mom and other sister, sister night on the town, A movie with a friend, reading and cleaning my office.
2. Tagged. Had another job interview on Monday and they asked for references so impatiently waiting. 🤞
3. NYC, Chicago, and of course my home Minneapolis
4. Neither
5. 80

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KatieCarpenter
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July Wrap Up

Total:
📚19

Faves 🤩
📚The Wait
📚Circe
📚Willa of the Wood
📚Jurassic Park

Least Fave:
📚Wuthering Heights

#JulyWrapUp #JulyWrapUp2018

Andrew65 Great total! 🙌 6y
Schnoebs How do you read so many in a month 🙀but how did you like Willa in the wood? I‘ve been thinking of getting it 🤔 6y
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KatieCarpenter @Schnoebs it was good! I liked it quite a lot :) I am able to get through so much because I don‘t have a regular job during the summer. Lol I‘m a loser lol 6y
Schnoebs Doubt it, you‘re probably a teacher or something 😂😄👩‍🏫 6y
KatieCarpenter I work in a food service kitchen at a small college where I live @Schnoebs 6y
Schnoebs Still got the school bit correct 😉 6y
KatieCarpenter You did indeed! @Schnoebs I wish I could get paid to read!! 6y
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KatieCarpenter
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This isn‘t a very attractive photo of me, and it‘s sort of a non book post, but today I had the unique honor of reading from The Wait which is mostly about Jen Bonner and her time on the heart transplant list.

Through her diary entries you can just feel her spirit and vibrancy in every sentence. Her hope, her love of life. She was an amazing woman in every way and I was so honored to dramatize her writings a little.

Life changing.

Lauram You‘re wrong, you look great in this photo! 6y
RavenLovelyReads You look lovely! 6y
KatieCarpenter @Lauram & @RavenLovelyReads aww thanks! You guys are too sweet ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
rather_be_reading this certainly is a book post!! thx for sharing! 6y
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KatieCarpenter
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How can one describe something so beautiful? Jennifer Bonner is vibrant, real, and raw as she writes about waiting for a heart transplant. The way she talks about life, sex, love, lust, and her failing health will stay with me for a very long time. Beautifully poignant and sad, but so very wonderful and uplifting at the same time. Note: contains some strong language and references to sex.

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