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Broken For You by Stephanie Kallos
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Broken For You

by Stephanie Kallos

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Great book although I'm still uncomfortable with breaking all the china that was other people's heirlooms. ( )
  drmaryann49 | Oct 23, 2009 |
So many stories interwoven to form a tapestry of human emotions.
Fantastic in its scope. ( )
  hellion | Aug 31, 2009 |
I loved this book. The author turned a story that could have been morbid and depressing into something uplifting. Yes, I shed a couple of tears here and there, but over-all this story is about fixing what's broken. It is one of my all-time favorites and one I recommend to all my friends! ( )
  Nancylou | Jun 19, 2009 |
This is a beautifully written book, peopled with quirky characters who come alive. If you are willing to suspend disbelief at the sometimes contrived coincidences, you will love this book. ( )
  mjeanmorris | Apr 26, 2009 |
A young woman moves in to a room offered by an old woman in and old house. The house seems to rock under the weight of the ceramic and porcelain figures it holds.

When the young woman has a devastating accident, her home stay is facilitated by the old woman and a chef who also lives in the house.

The book finishes in a staggeringly beautiful way with the younger woman discovering her true artist, and the older woman discovering her redemption. ( )
  pwallace65 | Apr 16, 2009 |
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National best seller and Today show Book Club selection, Broken for You is the story of two women in self-imposed exile whose lives are transformed when their paths intersect. Stephanie Kallos's debut novel is a work of infinite charm, wit and heart. It is also a glorious homage to the beauty of broken things. When we meet septuagenarian Margaret Hughes, she is living alone in a mansion in Seattle with only a massive collection of valuable antiques for company. Enter Wanda Schultz, a young woman with a broken heart who has come west to search for her wayward boyfriend. Both women are guarding dark secrets and have spent many years building up protective armor against the outside world. As their tentative friendship evolves, the armor begins to fall away and Margaret opens her house to the younger woman. This launches a series of unanticipated events, leading Margaret to discover a way to redeem her cursed past, and Wanda to learn the true purpose of her cross-country journey. Both funny and heartbreaking, Broken for You is a testament to the saving graces of surrogate families and shows how far the tiniest repair jobs can go in righting the world's wrongs.

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