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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Newswire</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Few novels explore life of a man after the death of
his wife. In our next Romance discussion group, we will discuss After, writtten
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>How does a man come to terms with the loss of his
wife? When and how should he begin another relationship? In what ways should his
adult children be considered? In a life often filled with household chores and
job responsibilities,the care and communication with children has
often been left to wives which leaves a father with little knowledge of
how to communicate with them. How
should he help with the ongoing dilemmas and serious
problems his children face?As he completes his first year of
life without the woman he loved,how will his view of her and their marriage
change? In the silence, as he sifts through memories of their life
together, his mind is filled with questions she can
never answer. Do any of us really understand those closest to us?Are there
parts of a person that will always remain inviolate and known only
to them? With Death as a dividing line, how does anyone go on after
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Join me on Friday, June 19, for
discussion of a book that will inspire and stimulate a
thoughtful conversation. A short review of After
appears below. It is available from the Nls download site or can be obtained by
request through the following book number</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Download After, DB59132<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>From Booklist<BR>There aren't that many domestic
dramas told from the older middle-aged male viewpoint, and Naylor's story of
Harry Gill, who has lost his wife of 34 years<BR>to ovarian cancer, will appeal
to readers of both sexes with its warm, candid depiction of love, grief, and
community. Harry's goal is simple--"to survive<BR>the first year and show his
grown children how it's done." He does that, even as he never denies his
sadness. He returns to work in his Maryland neighborhood<BR>outside D.C., deals
with his kids, hangs out at the local barbershop, fights off matchmakers,
discovers secrets about his wife (or does he?), and begins<BR>to fall in love
again. The appeal here is in the daily detail, as Harry mourns what he's lost,
haunted by the intimate memories he can't relive with anyone<BR>else. This is,
above all, a celebration of a happy marriage, and as such it represents quite a
change of pace for celebrated children's author Naylor,<BR>whose Shiloh (1991)
was a Newbery Medal winner. Hazel Rochman<BR>Copyright © American Library
Association. All rights reserved<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The Group will meet at the same time, the third
Friday of every month. You can write to me,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Bonnie Blose at:<BR><A
href="mailto:Bookmaven@hughes.net">Bookmaven@hughes.net</A>.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Date: Friday, May 15th, 2009</FONT></DIV>
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