The Elegant Gathering of White Snows

WOW. This book was just amazing. Took me longer than I would have liked to read it due to a lack of time, but the past three days I was definitely crawling out of my skin to get it read.

I love how the author interwove 'articles' from the walkers' past with their current stories and at times found myself thinking that this was a true story.

"Papa Goose out here chasing the duckies"
I liked that, and all the other 'walker effect's. I also like how she left them unresolved, we don't know what became of those the women had an effect on.

Out of all the women, Chris reminded me the most of myself. Always running. I wonder when I'm going to settle, wonder if that's in my vocab at all. Not yet.

This was a wonderful book and I'm so grateful to show more karen-r for sending it. I have a dear friend who I think I'm going to pass this on to tomorrow night at my sayonara. show less

This has to be one of the best books I've read in quite a while. I think a lot of it probably had to do with where I am at in my life right now. The idea of the story is that a group of women just walk away from everything, their problems, spouses, households, and children. They discover the importance of friendships with other women and they embark on a journey self-discovery, remember dreams that they had, promises that they told themselves, and sorrows that they tried to forget. All these things color and shape the woman the way that she is today, both the good and the bad, but eventually these things need to be dealt with and either accepted or let go so that a person can move on with their life and within their skin. A couple of show more the parts of the book I had a tough time relating to but for the most part I really enjoyed it. show less

This book really made me think about my life as a woman, wife and especially as a mother. It was a great story but left me feeling a bit "down" for a while.

I thought this was going to be a good book but in the end, I couldn't connect to the story. Perhaps it was because I never had that many women friends all at the same time. The story had an interesting premise but I couldn't imagine that many women in a group getting along that well for that length of time. The author attempted to connect me to the story of each of the women and I enjoyed some parts of that. I also enjoyed the offshoot stories about the women who connected to the travelers by way of their publicity. In all, it became a little unbelievable as all of the supporting characters and the media were willing to let the women go through their journey undeterred. Others may enjoy this book as a true chick lit so if you like the show more idea behind this story, then try it out. show less

I LOVED this book!!! A group of friends decide to walk out on their lives in order to put themselves back together. Along their journey they not only heal themselves and each other, but random people who hear about their walk. Beautifully told and heart wrenching, the characters are identifiable and lovable. I cannot think of woman who would not relate in some way to this book. A must read.

I understand the theme of the book, and I even identified with one of the main characters a little... but I found the writing style ponderous and sometimes annoying. It seemed like the characters shouted a lot in conversation, which just didn't seem realistic to me. The beginning was rather abrupt, and the hype that surrounded the women walkers seemed a little corny to me.
Not a great read for me, but I made it through because I was interested enough to want to know how it ended.

A journey based on friendship; sharing tragedy, disappointments, betrayal, trauma, heart crushing loss, confusion, identity crisis, grief, mind numbing routines, expectations, responsibility and complacency. A change from knowing gentle heart sounds to hearing exploding voices from the soul; daring exploration, risk taking, acceptance found, a soft place to rest, offering and receiving support, leaving the past and making strong choices. One group of women finding each other and themselves, inspiring other women resulting in changes and clarified choices, garnering strength from each other and from within, finding each individual potential free from repercussion. Laughter, love, friendship and sharing from a female viewpoint.
I feel like show more a long walk with some friends. show less