Thursdays At Eight

For four women who meet for breakfast every Thursday at eight, their differences only serve to draw them closer together as they share in each other's sorrows and joys. And each woman's unique story becomes an opportunity to learn, to nurture and to overcome life's obstacles... together.

It is an unashamedly chick-lit book at its best, offering four cleverly interwoven stories unfolding over breakfast every Thursday at eight.

You are offered the stories of four very different women: Clare has just been through a divorce and needs to rethink her life; Elizabeth is in her fifties, widowed, successful and is determined to live life to the full; Karen wants to act but her appalling mother just wants her to be like her equally appalling but show more very respectable sister; Julia finally has time for herself and for her new business until she finds out she is pregnant!

Easily completed within in a day, this is one of the better Debbie Macomber books show less

Clare Craig, Elizabeth Kenyon, Karen Curtis, and Julia Murchison become fast friends while taking a journal writing class and after the class ends they start meeting for breakfast each Thursday at 8:00. They are unlikely friends: Clare is still bitter and angry after her divorce; Liz is a successful hospital administrator who still mourns the loss of her husband but is beginning to realize life goes on; Karen, the youngest of the group, yearns to become an actress against the wishes of her family; and Julia has just turned 40, started her own business and is looking forward to an empty nest when life hands her a huge surprise. These four women may be different but they have one thing in common – their friendship.

First published in show more 2001, “Thursdays at Eight” features Debbie Macomber doing what she does best – writing about close friendships between women. In this book Macomber has created four uniquely different characters and readers will care about what happens to each and every one of them. Sometimes in books like this one character may stand out from the others, but not here – Macomber does justice to every one of their stories. Each character faces some very real problems and readers may want to have a tissue nearby while reading parts of the book. Macomber puts in some nice touches – for example the characters all keep journals so their story is told in both the first and third person – that make the book even richer. The friendship between the four is the strongest part of the book and is very well done and believable.

Debbie Macomber is not one for breaking new ground in her work and this book has several themes that her other books do: strong women; strong friendships; divorce; serious illness; someone owning a yarn shop; conflicts between sisters; etc. It all feels familiar, but that is why I like her books – they feel comfortable when you need to escape from the real world for awhile. show less

I got to read this book through a bookring via bookcrossing.com. What a great story about women and how they are the glue that hold each other together.

Four women of diverse ages and backgrounds (but all middle class middle american) meet to share their trials and experiences. A story other middle class middle americans can relate to

WOW! MS. Macomber hit this book out of park and I really enjoyed reading this novel as it was wat I expected from her!

Another wonderful book by Debbie Macomber. This book portrays four women who meet for breakfast every Thursday morning. Each one has different problems in her life. She how they share their stories and what happens to each.

A really nice gentle read. Good for reading in the bath!