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Pieces of the Heart

By: Karen White
Narrated by: Bailey Carr
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In lyrical and evocative prose, the New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels takes the scattered pieces of a life and weaves them into a tale of hope...

Caroline Collier is a woman bogged down in the harsh realities of a life barely lived. Stress from her all-consuming job as an accountant has given her panic attacks, forcing her to take a leave of absence from work. And though her chances of relaxing in the presence of her overbearing, perfect mother are slim, she joins her at the family’s vacation home in the mountains of North Carolina.

Though Caroline loves the serene beauty of Lake Ophelia, peace of mind is not to be found. Memories of her beloved younger brother, who died when she was seventeen, continue to haunt her, while the tension between her mother and her still simmers. Only their neighbors, the husband and daughter of one of Caroline’s childhood friends, seem able to penetrate her cool reserve, giving Caroline the courage to face her biggest fears—and dive headfirst into life...

©2006 Karen White (P)2024 Penguin Audio Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Women's Fiction Marriage

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“Heartwarming and intense…a tale that resonates with the meaning of unconditional love.”—RT Book Reviews

“A terrific, insightful character study.”—Midwest Book Review
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Karen white always provides a positive way of looking at and weathering life’s challenges. While sad, when finished with this book, the sadness was mixed with hopefulness.

Great characters!

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I really enjoyed the unfolding story and the characters. It was also nice to be surprised with a twist near the end. Would highly recommend it!

Excellent read with unexpected twist near the end

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Somewhat predictable but loved characters. Good summer read. I would recommend. I liked quotes from the characters about life and how to live.

Good character development

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This story has a small town vibe with the joys of close friends and family; forgiveness and love.

Heartwarming story of love and acceptance.

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The story is depressing and the reader tone is sleep inducing. It’s hard to tell if anyone in this book
Isn’t just too sad to go on.

Predictable and tired.

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Great heart touching and warming. Easy to listen to. Neat characters. The plot twist made the book.

Wonderful story

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One thing I appreciate about white is she always gives her main characters a different profession or hobby and is fairly detailed in describing it throughout the book. I also like that there's a bit of mystery in each book.

One thing I don't like is the main FMC who always starts out shallow, selfish, self-absorbed, stupid, prickly, etc.

And all the other things she seems to think her books must have like the FMC never has her own kids (oh, one book she does) but there are always precocious children for her to love; the romance is always formulaic: enemies to lovers, which always strikes me as so juvenile.

Okay but nothing special

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