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Loading... How Elizabeth Barrett Browning Saved My Life: A Novelby Mameve Medwed
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  bbrrtt | Nov 12, 2009 |  Dedicated by the author (who has signed the title page) `to the remarkable Christine Kidney'. jon1lambert | Apr 13, 2009 | I had some problems with the heroine's self-pitying attitude and general naivete. While I understand that it was necessary to demonstrate these qualities in order to effect a transformation, I felt they were taken to an extreme that made it difficult to sympathize. At the same time, it was a pleasant, quick read that engaged my interest due to skillful plotting. (  ) jemsw | Jun 27, 2008 | I quite enjoyed this offbeat tale. It was a nice read, endearing. I really liked the main character and how she dealt with the conflicts that arose in the novel. While the ending was rather predictable, the story itself was unique and fun. ( ) Baetrice | Oct 7, 2007 | FFedor | Aug 7, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
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What do a chamber pot, a famous poet, a family feud, and a long-ago suitor all have in common?
Elizabeth Barrett Browning might have written about the length and breadth of love, but Abby Randolph has given up on all that, preferring to spend her time between her cluttered "needs work" apartment and an overcrowded antiques mart optimistically named Objects of Desire. Yet Abby can't help but wonder what happened to her earlier passionate self . . .
Then the Antiques Roadshow comes to town, and Abby joins thousands of Boston's hopefuls at the crack of dawn, artifact in hand. But there, among the carousel horses and bedraggled stuffed animals, Abby's rather squalid piece of porcelain gets the star treatment. And from the moment the show airs, everything changes—friendships, her career, love affairs, even the way she views herself and others—as life comes rushing back at Abby Randolph full force.
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Medwed's characters are well thought out and interesting, it's a laugh out loud book that brings back those horrid memories of mistakes, we've likely all made, with men, business acumen (or lack thereof), and family relations. I highly recommend this easy to read, attention getting and fast paced book to anyone looking to delve into a memorable protagonists life while escaping a few hours of your own. (