Jen-Zen and the One Shoe Diaries
by Julie Ann Shapiro
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Author: Julie Ann ShapiroEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-10
ISBN: 0744313910
Number of pages: 314
Publisher: SynergEbooks
Book Reviews of Jen-Zen and the One Shoe Diaries
Book Review: I wish I'd written that sentence.
Summary: 5 Stars
Anyone who has ever had a relative in intensive care will recognise the first few chapters of this book: the way a relative drifts in and out of a morphine induced fog, the attempts of others to communicate with them, and the apparent unreality of the whole situation. Anyone who has ever had their life tipped upside down will agree with the main character who wants his old life back.
I won't try to summarise the subject of this book, or its main themes: the first reviewer has done that well.
But Ms Shapiro has an eye for detail, an awareness of bodily sensations, a sense of smell and light that few writers have. Often as I read this book I thought, "Why didn't I write that sentence?"
I'd give it 5 stars. Anyone outside the US (like me) can buy it most easily from the publisher's website as an E book (SynergEbooks.com)
Richard Snow
www.snowinmelbourne.com
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