One of the best books I ever read that touched me like this one
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Some of the best hours you'll ever spend will be reading this book! It's a book you can't put down.... as I was reading it, I could relate to so many thing's she went through. From the moment I started reading Layers of the Heart I found myself laughing,crying and at one point a feeling of hope came over me... When we have hope, it renews our faith in ourselves. I found this book to be uplifting and it inspired me and motivated me to change a few things in my life that needed to be changed. I'm a happier person today because of this book...I would highly recommend this book!  Great read! and very Inspirational! God Bless you Patricia Vandenburg...and Thank you so much for sharing a part of your life with us. God Bless You!.

  Thank you,
  Lori R
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I thoroughly loved reading it, being with all the different characters and all the emotions it brought out in me.  I especially loved how Clara helped Edward realize how his possessive love of Greer was harming her and himself as well.  And since I've been reading a number of books about the Holocaust, it was especially touching to read Marthe's letters to Otto.  Each of the  characters had something very important to say and brought up strong feelings in me.

I've been a huge fan of Menna ever since reading The House at the End of Hope Street, and rereading it twice more, and all her other books since and before.

Your writing really touches me deeply and
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This was one the most touching books I ever read. The author manages to evoke deep empathy without seeming weak, but instead offering a great example of courage and integrity. The continual search for the meaning of life, even given a cruelly limited time frame, is an inspiration. The struggle of losing his personal identity and having to recreate it, the ability to be compassionate about others while facing his own tragedy and the power to write a book through it all are all heartbreaking.

In a way (same as he mentions somewhere in the book), while reading, I went through the stages of grief in reverse order, from the acceptance that he died of lung cancer to denial - when I finished the book, I wished it all to be fictional and for Paul Kalanithi to still be alive.
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Review "The Children Act"  I LOVED this book!  It touched my heart so deeply - for days afterward I felt it.  It's rare that I feel so much after reading a book.  McEwan's prose is just beautiful.  The only other book I had read by this author was "Atonement" which I believe won a Mann-Booker.  This was also a haunting book dealing with something irreplaceable.  Go ahead and get it!
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this book was so amazing and touching i could not put it down. one of my fave books that i have ever read !!!!
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I liked every bit of it. I would recommend this book to all my friends and tell them to pass it on. It was a truly touching book and I could think up every bit of it. I wish the book was longer
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I read so much and hardly any books touch that spot inside of me where I feel for the characters.  This book was such a touching story, it made me cry at places and other parts I was happy to see the main character suceed.  It's a story about redemption.  This book will stay with me long after I have read it.  I can't wait to re-read it.  I recommend this highly.
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ONE OF THE BEST BOOK I RECENTLY READ
I loved it so much, I smiled,I laughed and I cried like a baby
I can't remmember myself cryng so much over a book
It was unbelievabely so emotional that I could feel Georgia's happyness and sadness
After finishing this one, I could not started new book for a long time
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I rarely give 5 stars to the books I read unless they are so thought provoking or extraordinary that they remain with me long after I've finished.
This book touched me on such a personal level that I felt I had to share.  This book delves deep into an issue that is running rampant right now and I have never seen it more beautifully done. W.M. Bunche brings us a deeply moving story about a young Haitian American soldier who has returned from the front with terrible memories.  We follow young Mercy as he tries to adjust to civilian life and enrolls in a Writing course at college and through his assignments we learn much of his back story.  The story is presented in an interesting way by switching perspectives between characters, and Mercy's writing assignments.  I found it very hard to put this one down. This is a book I would recommend to anyone with a heart.
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One of the best books I have ever read. You feel as though you are right there as the story unfolds. Very touching and moving and filled with emotion. This book will stay with you a very long time. I loved it.
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This book will touch your heart. I couldn't read it without crying. The author has written it in such a way that you're right there with them, going through their trials and tribulations. I could visually picture the gift of a parsonage from a Baptist church to give them shelter. It is ironic that the home that didn't look as nice on the inside or outside became a humble abode, a resting place to heal and gain strength. You don't have to be a pastor's wife for this story to touch you. This book is not for just pastor's wives. It can be for any woman, or even man, who has ever felt the hurt and pain of betrayal and rejection, anyone who has ever been shoved out of his position, or calling, before he was ready, anyone who has ever let down his guard to trust only to find pain, hurt, rejection, loss, and betrayal instead. The book is an emotional read. I cried all the way through it, but tears of joy from knowing you are not alone and that a pastor's wife can so readily describe the common feelings so many endure. I felt much the same way when I felt forced into early retirement because of so many changes in the educational system. It comes in many forms, not only as a pastor's wife, but God was there to help me deal with it and find healing. That position was all I'd done for years with all of my heart, yet it wasn't good enough in this new day and age. New, younger blood was said to be wanted and needed. I felt I walked in my calling for twenty-three years, but there should have been more of them. God led me in a different direction, gave me a new purpose, and a new calling. I still work for Him. This book has revealed that no matter whether you're a pastor's wife, a teacher, any type of public servant, have any position you love with all of your heart and lose it, we all go through much of the same emotions, heartache, and pain and have to find healing and grace through faith and love in the Lord. He is the only one who can truly heal us. He knows our hearts. Nan Jones has written a book that you won't be able to read without a teardrop, or many in my case. She honestly paints a picture of human nature and reaction to it. I can understand how she was hurt by the church people and didn't feel like going to church afterwards. I once had a lady who didn't understand me, or even know me, but who professed to be a 'worthy Christian in the church' tell me some really mean and hateful things that made me feel much as Nan has described. I can only imagine how much more difficult it must be for pastors and their wives to pick up the shredded pieces of their hearts and return when such happens to them. As the author says, you are not alone. The woman who hurt me so deeply is probably still attending her same church in her glorious position of leadership. I only pray that one day she will realize what she has done. May God remove the blinders from her eyes before she continues to hurt others as she did me. I haven't thought about that for years, blocked it from my mind until I picked up this book, and it all came pouring back. That woman didn't take the love of the Lord from me. Hats off to Nan Jones for an honest book, one that will touch your heart and soul, one you'll identify with no matter your profession. After all, we have more in common than we do differently. We all have feelings, emotions, hearts that can be broken, and we have a God who'll stand by us every step of the way.

B. J. Robinson, Author of The Belle and the Officer and Meet Me at the River
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A friend recently told me sometimes it's harder to describe the books you loved over the ones you didn't...I'll start by saying this is one of the best books I've read this year.

The chapters are divided into three different voices - Maddy (the mother who has passed away), Eve (Maddy's teenage daughter), and Brady (Maddy's husband). Reading Eve's perspective, I found it relatable and deeply personal. When I was fourteen, my best friend's mom was diagnosed with terminal cancer; she passed away days before my friend's fifteenth birthday. Through that experience of being a friend to a teenage girl suffering the tremendous loss of her mother, particularly at that phase of life, I found Fabiaschi's words to be spot-on and authentic. All the voices were. There was emotional tenderness, the characters were complex and real, and the writing was flawless.

I think the best books force you to look inward, to think about your life and how you impact others. I learned quite a bit from this book- humanity, loss, suffering, and hope, as it relates to my own experiences and the experiences of others. This important quote in the book - we have to learn to learn from pain - left its indelible mark on me. This book gets my highest of recommendations.
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I started this book because a kid from a camp I worked was touched by it. He was so touched it made him angry and he threw it away. After reading it I feel like I understand him better. This book kept on coming up on so many lists that I looked at for books to read. So when I found out that this book was what touched the kid so much I knew it was something I had to read.

I loved this book, it is a book that is a must read. I started it on a Friday and finished it Saturday. My brother and I were reading it together. I feel like this book will bring us closer together as well.

The relationship between Aristotle and Dante is a relationship that everyone can relate to no matter what.
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I just finished this book and I was so unbelievably touched by this story. It tells us so many things about how we can be better people, how to live our life in a positive way. The information about the bees was truly inspirational. Susie, often has a message within her novels, The Muse truly touched my heart also. But this book just left me speechless and yes, it is making me look at my life differently. She has a way of making a novel so interesting and enjoyable to read while also teaching us lessons about life. Many authors write to entertain their readers but Suzie writes in such a way that she can a change a readers life in such a positive and inspirational way. I can not think of a more important legacy that a writer can leave her readers with except that she has truly touched my soul and has made such a huge impact on how I view the world and our interactions with each other. I consider myself so truly blessed and fortunate that Suzie has shared this story with the world and I truly feel that this story will touch others as it has touched me!
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Sometimes a book just touches your soul. This is one of those books. I'm not going to go all technical like some reviewers have, I can't explain why it touched me the way it did, but I couldn't put it down and I didn't want it to end. But when it did end, it was a fitting end. =} Beautifully crafted and superbly written.
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Have you ever finished a book that made you feel sad because you had to leave that world and come back to reality? This book was like that for me. I loved it, I absolutely loved it. All the way down to my soul. It is an amazingly touching story that I would reread in a heart beat. I highly recommend it to everyone!
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I read this book a number of years ago, but felt that I had to reveiw it.  This is a book that touched me deeply.  It is probably one of the longest books I've ever read, but it didn't seem long when I read it.  I was so engrossed in the story about this courageous woman.  I am an avid historical fiction buff, and I would honestly rate this book as one of the ten best of this genre that I have read.  It's wonderful, heartwarming and sad.  I laughed and cried with Sacajawea.  I feel richer for having known her.