Amazing story how life changes when a family moves to ...
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Amazing story how life changes when a family moves to Alaska and learn to live without luxury of modern living. Transition made to please the husband and father after being in the Vietnam war . The love his wife and daughter had for him and accepted his new way of life when all hell breaks loose then have to deal with going back to the real world.
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The war changed everyone. Each family had their stories. Some had horror stories that could not be forgotten. Watching this young woman, with her young brother leave everything and everyone she knew was difficult. Seeing her bloom into a happy person, with fears inside her, God was more than enough. A strong story, with happy endings
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When life altering events happen, it is amazing how us humans react and adapt. Not always for the best. The journey that Harold Fry takes enables him and his wife Maureen time to realize what is really important in life. Each other!! I really enjoyed this book, it certainly made me think of the relationships in my own life.
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This story of a family living with abuse touched me in ways that I nevert could have imagined. By shifting the narration from one person to another, the author helps us to see how the abuse impacted the individuals, as well as their interactions with each other and the outside world.  And, how each coped in her own way.  You will need an extra large box of tissues as you follow this story to it's conclusion.  How skillfully we hide our family  pain from the outside world!!
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I loved how the author seamlessly interwove the history of his family, through letters and diaries from his mother and grandfather, with his own life story. So moving to see how the past influences the present in ways that are both expected and surprising. As someone who is also fascinated by family history, this book makes me want to look at old letters I have in a whole new way. This was an inspiring, interesting story. Highly recommend!
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When I first got this book I wasn't too sure about it since its the first book I've read from Renee George. Much to my surprise I found the story line was one that I couldn't put down without thinking that something was going to happen if I turned my kindle off. The story is about friendship, family, moving, loved ones that passed away,and helping they're spirits move on. By the end of the book I was in tears. All I can really say is that you definitely need to read this book and I hope that there's more books coming in this series
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Please read this emotional, true story. A close-knit, patriotic, Lutheran family became refugees because they had Jewish blood.  Ralph Webster relates his familys World War II experiences through the voice of his father whose life was dramatically changed when Hitler declared that no one with Jewish blood could remain in Germany.  The author weaves together the everyday lives of family members with the events and individual situations that sent them in different directions.  My view of that time period has been changed, the Wobser family engraved in my memory, and my heart goes out to all refugees. Thank you, Ralph and sister Joan, for sharing your family with us.
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Beautifully written and such an amazing life story. I loved how the children always supported and looked out for each other. The things that they suffered and how they lived were devastating. My heart goes out to those who suffer from neglectful and abusive parents. I have relatives who take in foster children, they have the biggest hearts and have provided a loving home and reprieve  to many, many children. I believe that some of these broken children only experience in a happy home  is with these amazing foster parents who share their time, hearts, and love. What happened to these 5 children will break your heart, I am in awe of how well they all grew up and became loving parents and made their homes, happy ones.  Believe in your dreams, never give up, and hope for the best. Thanks for sharing your story, it truly is inspiring.
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Very moving and amazing story. it's hard to believe such things actually happened in our country.  IT'S A GOOD READ!
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What a great read about family while I hunkered down with mine during a long 5+ days without power. I adore the cover and the read is beautifully written and made me feel like I was watching a Hallmark movie.  The story of Sean and his family was funny and touching at the same time.

Sean has spent many years away from his family over seas as a nurse taking care of  others and needs to regroup and slow down. Heading home to a family he no longer knows to live with his sister, her son Kevin and his old aunt Sean must get reacquainted with life and heal his aching back.

We learned through Sean's flashbacks that his mother was diagnosed with  Huntington's Disease and died young and this this hereditary disease looms over his every move. While he get it, will someone else in his family have it?

Sean's father abandoned the remaining three children (sounds vaguely familiar which is probably why this book resonated so much with me) after their mother's death.

This book completely took me by surprise in how it affected me. Each and every character is well written and interesting. I loved the whole family and read it in one night as I couldn't put it down.
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This story was told  with great detail. It shows the life of a family who appeared to have it all and how bad decisions changed their lives drastically. I enjoyed watching the couple transform from a "how things look couple" to "we can no longer can hide couple." Suppressed pain can tear you up and beat you down!!!
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This is an amazing story. It begins with two people from different cultures falling in love passionately,  marrying and then their relationship deteriorates with the weight of their difficulties, thwarted ambitions and lack of shared communication. Their 3 children suffer from their unhappiness, each in very different ways. Very quickly we learn of their eldest daughter's disappearance and from then on the story is fairly depressing. None of the children, especially the missing girl, are what they seem and one feels sorry for them in the lives they lead. The ending brings surprising revelations and one is left with the feeling that it all could have been a very different life for them if they had only been able to talk to one another as the title suggests "Everything I never told you".
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I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for an amazing read. The story is about a family in Germany who seem to have a wonderful life. There are three sisters and a brother who are adored by loving parents who have worked very hard to give their children a good life. The problem is that they live during the time that Hitler came to power and they have Jewish blood. It is hard to even imagine what this family and millions of others went through in Nazi Germany but the story told by Ralph Webster will take your breath away. Webster unravels the tapestry of his family's life by telling the story through the eyes of his father, who actually lived through this terrible time, as well as through his own words as he watched his father fading from this earth. It is a son's loving tribute to a father who had taught him the meaning of a life well lived. There are many other family members in this story and I found myself unable to put the book down because I wanted to know what had happened to each one of them. The story is heartbreaking in many places but inspiring in others when you see that even though this family suffered more than most families could never even imagine, they were never broken.
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This was an amazing story. I originally read  it because Carolina is family. However the way this book is written sucked me right in. The era of the story interests me very much. It was such a different time then. The knowledge of  the era, and the way the characters came alive, made the story jump into my vision as if I was there witnessing the events. This is a good read for any teen through adult.
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Such a heart warming story of a family of four children ages twelve down to five whom lost their  mother with cancer.  The devastated husband struggles to raise the children, educating them while trying to be both mother and father.  They had some good times & the father remarried after the children were out on their own.  Now he & his wife are estranged from all of the grandchildren except those of the older son.  He has the money to offer the grandchildren so much if allowed to see them.  It is a story of grief gone wrong.  Could not put it down.  Shows just how human we all are when challenged with grief beyond our control.
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This story of a changed life will make you look at your own life and examine the things that are important.  I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.
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A beautifully told story about a young mother and her family in search of
a home and friends after abandonment from her spouse before Christmas.
Her courage to find a job and make a good home are rewarded when she
finally finds a place her that
her family can call home. The love in this story
is so moving as this mother receives her children's support as well as her
co workers and new town members acceptance and love.