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Oct 18, 2017NanCcan rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
It takes courage to get away and really see your life from a different perspective. Emily's "escape" has ramifications for many people - her husband, best friend, and people whose lives only brushed tangentially with hers. I loved the way Emily gained comfort and perspective from nature. (Example in a quote from the book: "Or was it the woods that had lulled him to sleep? He had to have smelled pine and earth; they permeated the room. Then again, it had taken me a while to be able to smell again. My first night here, I was on overload to the point of numbness.") In those first days, she also couldn't concentrate on tasting her food; instead she simply gobbled it out of habit. Barbara Delinsky paints characters with habits and beliefs we can relate to, and then very creatively lays out events that precipitate creative new ways of finding meaningful, fulfillment in many different lifestyles.