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Emily, Alone
Emily, Alone | Stewart O'Nan
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Newly independent widow Emily Maxwell dreams of visits by grandchildren and mourns changes in her quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood before realizing an inner strength to pursue developing opportunities.
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Aimeesue
Emily, Alone | Stewart O'Nan
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O‘Nan is so good. Truly. The way he gets into the mind of an 80 year old widow is astounding. Although I‘m not 80, due to all my autoimmune diseases I have a lot of the same issues that Emily experiences - difficulty driving at night and judging spatial relationships, the attention and concern about every slightly- off ache or pain, the bird watching. So impressed. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

BarbaraBB I‘ve loved some of his other books so am glad Ruth this recommendation! #stacked 1y
BarbaraBB I now notice it‘s a sequel to the tagged book. Have you read that one? 1y
Aimeesue @BarbaraBB I haven‘t, yet, but I plan to. It‘ll be interesting to look at the family backward I guess! 😋 1y
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LeslieO
Emily, Alone | Stewart O'Nan
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I ❤️ Emily. #LetterE #AlphabetGame

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thanks for playing!! 2y
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LeslieO
Emily, Alone | Stewart O'Nan
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Emily was the first grandparent in literature who came to my mind. I ❤️ the Emily books. Bonus: a picture of my grandmothers from back in the day. Aren‘t they cute! #FallTreasures #GrandparentsDay

LeahBergen What a great photo! 3y
Eggs Lovely photo ❤️ 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 3y
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Amiable
Emily, Alone | Stewart O'Nan
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Emily Maxwell, a widow whose grown children have long since moved away, dreams of visits from her grandchildren while mourning the turnover of her quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood. When her sister-in-law and sole companion, Arlene, faints at their favorite breakfast buffet, Emily's life changes in unexpected ways that force her to assume more independence. A quick and quiet read. 3/5 stars

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Nittnut
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This rather tickled my funny bone.

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