Every Day

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Summary: Readable, yet unbelievable.
Review: Although I enjoyed reading this book, the plot was a littleunbelievable. How typical would it be for a woman to instantly sleepwith a man who she had not seen in fourteen years, and who had abandoned her and their son? Otherwise, the story was a little on the sad side, and I felt bad for the characters at the end. It was also a quick book to get through.

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Summary: A love story that stirs the soul
Review: Fourteen years ago, James Foster deserted his teenage live-in lover, Leigh Adelman, and their three month old son Isaac because he could not totally commit to them while pursuing his dream of film-making. A few years later, Leigh meets and marries Simon Kaufman. They share the ideal suburban life, raising three children including James' love child. Leigh has followed James' career, but is stunned when she suddenly receives a letter from him, insisting that he see her. When he arrives, James tells Leigh that he is dying from ALS. Though he failed her and his own son, she decides to provide him nurturing in his final days. Leigh's decision throws her family into turmoil. Simon cannot cope with the live appearance of his "ghostly" competition. He moves out, throwing their three children into emotional disarray. Leigh has to juggle her love for two men, helping one die gracefully, and save her family from total destruction. This sounds like a task so monumental that even the new DC Supergirl would probably fail to accomplish this. Elizabeth Richards' debut novel is a superb piece of literature because the author did not fall into the trap of turning the novel into a soap opera. Instead, EVERY DAY is a warm, charming tale starring a fabulous woman struggling with her emotions through self-effacing wit. More works like this one and Ms. Richards will become an EVERY DAY household name. Harriet Klausner ----

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Summary: A wonderful story.
Review: I could not put this book down. I loved the writing. The children seemed so real to me. I got mad, I laughed, I cried - it was a great read

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Summary: Readable, yet unbelievable.
Review: Let's face it. It's not your usual everyday occurrence. A married woman, with two children from this marriage and a teen-age son from a very early liaison, does not, as a rule, take up with the teen-ager's father whom she had not seen since he had abandoned them when the child was an infant. Not only that, but the woman's husband, who at first is thunderstruck and rather radically over-reacts, ends up by accommodating said terminally ill lover in the couple's home. Strange - But - it works. EVERY DAY by Elizabeth Richards, is a beautifully written book. If you can suspend your disbelief somewhat you will be rewarded by a story of living, breathing three-dimensional characters who think and feel and suffer and eventually come out better and more human than when they began. If at times you want to shake the protagonist, Leigh, out of her self-absorption which is so monumental that she permits family and friends to condemn her without so much as a peep of self-protection, by the end of the book, most all is forgiven by the reader, at least, as this flawed family somehow picks up the pieces and moves on.

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Summary: Strange premise, but it works
Review: Let's face it. It's not your usual everyday occurrence. A married woman, with two children from this marriage and a teen-age son from a very early liaison, does not, as a rule, take up with the teen-ager's father whom she had not seen since he had abandoned them when the child was an infant. Not only that, but the woman's husband, who at first is thunderstruck and rather radically over-reacts, ends up by accommodating said terminally ill lover in the couple's home. Strange - But - it works. EVERY DAY by Elizabeth Richards, is a beautifully written book. If you can suspend your disbelief somewhat you will be rewarded by a story of living, breathing three-dimensional characters who think and feel and suffer and eventually come out better and more human than when they began. If at times you want to shake the protagonist, Leigh, out of her self-absorption which is so monumental that she permits family and friends to condemn her without so much as a peep of self-protection, by the end of the book, most all is forgiven by the reader, at least, as this flawed family somehow picks up the pieces and moves on.

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Summary: I had a very hard time getting into this book.
Review: The characters were well defined but not believeable. It did win me over in the end but it was hard getting there. Especially the 9 year old daughter. Her dialogue was not like any other 9 year old I have ever heard.

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Summary: I had a very hard time getting into this book.
Review: The characters were well defined but not believeable. It did win me over in the end but it was hard getting there. Especially the 9 year old daughter. Her dialogue was not like any other 9 year old I have ever heard.

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Summary: Totally absorbing, emotionally affecting, subtly written.
Review: This book hit me hard. It is ironic that I must use a cliche to describe the book, since the author never used one, but I laughted and cried. There are little miracles in this book that are understated, so that one's emotions catch one unawares! I heartily recommend this novel to both men and women.