Kingdom Come

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Summary: Rave Reviews
Review: Chester deftly and completely captures the innards of the relationships between men and women, between children and mother, among friends and lovers-- I was left breathless. More than once I found myself stopping mid-sentence to re-read a particularly brilliant part (one tour de force that sticks in my mind is on page 199... that perfect, quirky, exactly right list of memory evokers). The writing is terrific. Chester has told my story, practically moment by moment. The growing/grown children parts are amazing. She has told the story of almost every woman of our age that I know. I'm insisting everyone I know should read this book. Wonderful, wonderful.

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Summary: It's a MARVEL!
Review: Chester deftly and completely captures the innards of the relationships between men and women, between children and mother, among friends and lovers-- I was left breathless. More than once I found myself stopping mid-sentence to re-read a particularly brilliant part (one tour de force that sticks in my mind is on page 199... that perfect, quirky, exactly right list of memory evokers). The writing is terrific. Chester has told my story, practically moment by moment. The growing/grown children parts are amazing. She has told the story of almost every woman of our age that I know. I'm insisting everyone I know should read this book. Wonderful, wonderful.

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Summary: Like a Song
Review: Laura Chester writes with a deep commitment to lyrical language. Reading Kingdom Come felt as if I were listening to a wistful, beautiful country song. This is a confident, sure-footed, tender love story that evokes life, life-style, and loss on two sides of the continent.

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Summary: Rave Reviews
Review: Whitney Scott for BOOKLIST writes: "Chester depicts the randomness of the universe as a life-shattering force in this deeply satisfying and mature work about self-knowledge, and learning to let go as a form of healing." Rachel Barenblat writes in THE WOMEN'S TIMES: "This is one beautiful, well-written midlife coming-of-age novel that is worth having on the shelf." And Steve Louden of the Oconomowoc Enterprise Staff says: "While Kingdom Come is a sad love story that delves into the spiritual aspects of dying, Holy Personal is a book of life."

See HOLY PERSONAL, looking for small private places of worship, for more detailed reviews of that book.