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Lauren Ribido lives in a rundown apartment in a bad part of town with a mother who cares more about her next drink than about her daughter. At seventeen, Lauren knows that her aspirations in life may never come to pass. From the moment they meet, Angie sees something special in Lauren. They form a quick connection, this woman who is desperate ...
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Meanwhile, those of us who had had our children earlier were...
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Excerpt. One. The streets of West End were crowded on this...
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Kristin Hannah begins her novel with a quote from...
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The Things We Do For Love. Praise “Hannah captures the joy...
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Jan 1, 2004 · From the moment they meet, Angie sees something special in Lauren. They form a quick connection, this woman who is desperate for a daughter and the girl who has never known a mother’s love. When Lauren is abandoned by her mother, Angie doesn’t hesitate to offer the girl a place to stay. But nothing could have prepared Angie for the far ...
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Now she returns with The Things We Do for Love—a poignant, evocative story that celebrates the magic of motherhood, the joys of coming home, and the price we so willingly pay for love. The youngest of three daughters, Angela DeSaria Malone was always “the princess” of the family, a girl who thought she knew how her life would unfold. High ...
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- Kristin Hannah
- Ballantine Books, 2005
Meanwhile, those of us who had had our children earlier were in the high school trenches, watching reports of teen pregnancies rise. All around me, decisions about babies seemed desperate and tragic and uncertain. These were the issues I explored in The Things We Do For Love. My favorite part of the novel, when it’s all said and done, was the ...
In West End, where life rises and falls like the tides, Angie’s fortunes will drastically change yet again when she meets and befriends a troubled young woman. Angie hires Lauren Ribido because she sees something special in the seventeen-year-old. They quickly form a deep bond, and when Lauren is abandoned by her mother, Angie offers the girl ...
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Excerpt. One. The streets of West End were crowded on this unexpectedly sunny day. All across town mothers stood in open doorways, with hands tented across their eyes, watching their children play. Everyone knew that soon-probably tomorrow-a soapy haze would creep across the sky, covering the blue, obliterating the delicate sun, and once more ...
Jun 28, 2005 · Her last novel, Between Sisters, was chosen by CBS’s The Early Show as one of the best books of the summer. Now she returns with The Things We Do for Love—a poignant, evocative story that celebrates the magic of motherhood, the joys of coming home, and the price we so willingly pay for love. The youngest of three daughters, Angela DeSaria ...
