All That Matters

by Jan Goldstein

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Depressed over a breakup and her estrangement from her father, Jennifer makes an attempt at suicide that reunites her with her grandmother who whisks her off to New York City, where Jennifer learns how to trust, and hope again.

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I've been reading this book off and on for a week now. It has beautiful prose that I fall in love with, but the story is just not one I'm currently jonesin for at the moment. I'm sure I will continue to enjoy it though.The first 3/4 of the book I was really into. The poetry of the authors voice was awesome. The fact that this was written by a male author left me feeling like a miracle had happened, a guy traipsing through a woman's psyche, like he knew what he was talking about? priceless. Jessica is a twenty something woman who fails in her attempt at suicide. Her Grandmother, Gabby, comes to rescue her, to instill a will to live, and the wisdom to see each day as a gift. Like I said, the book was poetry 3/4 of the way in, the author show more nailed the angst, but petered out to Hallmark ideology in the last part of the book "the realization" part. I just don't think the voice stayed as true to the characters in their time of angst as in their time of healing and acceptance...still worth a read.favorite quote"To my greatest gift, my granddaughter-Listen for me in your heart,that is where I choose now to live...for that is my heaven.Love Nana" show less
This book presents a sweet, sentimental tale of an elderly woman trying to rescue her granddaughter from the depths of depression. The writing is decent, but nothing spectular. In the beginning, the characters seemed very one-dimensional and stereotypical but toward the end, they were fleshed out better so as to resemble a real person with a full range of emotions. Overall, it was a bit more sappy and cliched than I would like, but it was still a good read (and a fast one, too!).
A little on the ho-hum-of-course type ending but a very readable book. The Nana, though very appealing, was a little on the unbelievable side but out of her mouth came words of wisdom for anyone.
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Innocent and beliveable story. Some humor yet some tragic moments too. Insight to the real world. Nice find and enjoyable read.
Hija de un rico productor hollywoodiense, a Jennifer Stempler, de 23 años, no le quedan ganas de vivir después de la muerte de su madre y de que su novio la haya abandonado. Su padre ha emprendido una nueva vida con una nueva mujer y una nueva hija, pero Jennifer no se siente integrada y sigue sumida en una profunda tristeza. Tras un frustrado intento de suicidio aparece su abuela, Gabby Zuckerman, con la que había perdido todo contacto. Gabby se lleva a su nieta a Nueva York, donde espera infundirle nuevas ganas de gozar de la vida. Pero la convivencia entre nieta y abuela no es nada fácil y los problemas empiezan a aparecer. Gabby, superviviente de la guerra, no está dispuesta a que Jennifer ande a la deriva y decide volcar todo show more su amor en ella. Así le irá inculcando nuevos valores que le permitirán apreciar las pequeñas cosas que hacen que la existencia valga la pena... show less
Después de la muerte de su madre y la reciente ruptura de su relación sentimental, Jennifer Stempler de 23 años, hija de un rico productor de Hollywood, cae en una grave depresión e intenta suicidarse. Su abuela Gabby Zuckerman viaja a Los Ángeles para reencontrarse con su nieta, e intentar que recobre las ganas de vivir.
Gabby lleva a su nieta a Nueva York, donde al principio la convivencia y su recuperación parecen imposibles. Su estancia en casa de su abuela y un viaje a Maine, hacen que Jennifer descubra poco a poco las pequeñas cosas que hacen que la vida tenga sentido.
Su abuela le cuenta la historia de su infancia, su vida en la Polonia ocupada por el régimen nazi. Durante dos años y medio se ocultó en el ático de una show more casa, perdió a toda su familia, pero ella logró escapar del tren de la muerte.
Finalmente, gracias al viaje a Maine, y al reencuentro con su abuela, Jennifer consigue recobrarse. Pero el estado de salud de Gabby, ex- fumadora empedernida afectada por un enfisema pulmonar desde hacía tiempo empeora, y los médicos le dan pocas esperanzas de vida. Jennifer aprovecha los últimos días con su abuela para recoger sus memorias y darse cuenta de que las personas, a pesar de que mueran, permanecen en el recuerdo.
Cuando su abuela está ya muy enferma, Jennifer conoce a un chico que quiere salir con ella, y decide darle una oportunidad.
Tras la muerte de su abuela, Jennifer, a pesar de su tristeza, se siente muy fortalecida y preparada para iniciar una nueva etapa en su vida.
Una historia cargada de optimismo que enseña a disfrutar de las pequeñas cosas de la vida.
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Jan Goldstein is an award-winning poet, play-wright, screenwriter, and the author of Life Can Be This Good: Awakening to the Miracles All Around Us. An ordained rabbi, Goldstein has also been honored for his twenty years in education by Johns Hopkins University, where he was presented with an award for national excellence. He lives in Los Angeles show more with his wife and children show less

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Fiction and Literature, General Fiction
DDC/MDS
813.6Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English2000-
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PS3607 .O4844 .A78Language and LiteratureAmerican literature
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