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La Vida Imposible. This is a beautiful story about how it is never too late to change your mind and to live life differently. This book follows Grace, a retired math teacher, mother of a son who died in a tragic accident, and wife of a husband who has also died. After the death of their son, Grace cheated on her husband just to feel something again, and since then has denied herself any joy in life. Grace's old friend from many years ago, dies and leaves her a small house

Big exhale Our world is currently a little crazy and out of control. My son gave me this book because it seemed to touch on some similar issues that we are seeing today. I was excited to read it because I wanted to see the parallels that could be drawn by Palahniuk and our current political dynamics. This book left me speechless, but not in a good way. I'm not sure what to say about this book. I have read so many of Palahniuk's books and they always come back around in th

A novel written by the "Eat, Pray, Love" lady huh? Well I loved "Eat, Pray, Love" so why not? Why not indeed. This novel was unbelievable well written. It takes place in the 1800s and it is clear that Elizabeth Gilbert did so much research on that time period in order to make it come to life and feel real. The book is focused on science and Gilbert didn't skimp there either. In this book, we get to follow the life of Alma, but we must begin with the background of her fat