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| Title | : | All That Matters |
| Author | : | Jan Goldstein |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 208 pages |
| Published | : | September 8th 2004 by Hachette Books (first published January 1st 2004) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Romance |
Jan Goldstein
Hardcover | Pages: 208 pages Rating: 3.42 | 702 Users | 125 Reviews
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What's the greatest gift that one person can give another?Jan Goldstein's stunning debut novel, All That Matters, is a deeply moving, endearing tale of a young woman who, with the help of her feisty grandmother, makes a journey from the very brink of death and despair into a full embrace of life.
Jennifer Stempler has nothing left to lose: the love of her life dumped her, her mother died in a senseless car accident five years ago, and her famous Hollywood producer father started a brand-new family--with no room in it for her. So, 23-year-old Jennifer decides to pursue peaceful (permanent) oblivion on the beach near her home in Venice, California, drifting on a lethal combination of Xanax and tequila. But she can't even get that right.
Jennifer's depression is no match for her Nana's determination. Gabby Zuckerman refuses to let her granddaughter self-destruct. With promises made to Jennifer's father and doctors, Gabby whisks Jennifer back to her home in New York City, intending to prove to Jennifer that her life cannot possibly be over yet. In fact, it has just begun. Through jaunts in Central Park to road trips to Maine, Gabby teaches Jennifer how to trust and hope again. And by relating her own tragic and heroic experience during the Nazi occupation of Poland, Gabby bestows upon Jennifer an understanding of her own life's value. But when Gabby reveals a secret--one that proves to be Jennifer's toughest challenge yet--Jennifer struggles to find out whether the gift will sustain her.
Combining the unabashedly heart-warming sentiment of Robert James Waller's The Bridges of Madison County or Nicholas Sparks's Message in a Bottle with the irreverent humor of Jennifer Weiner's In Her Shoes, Goldstein's All That Matters is an inspirational first novel that leads readers to the core of what matters in life--family, hope, and savoring each moment.
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| Original Title: | All That Matters |
| ISBN: | 140130110X (ISBN13: 9781401301101) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | New York City, New York(United States) |
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Ratings: 3.42 From 702 Users | 125 ReviewsRate Based On Books All That Matters
This book pulled me right in at the beginning . Theres a ton of tradegy but u can tell right away that theres is alot of potential for beauty to happen in the main charactets life even if they only show it in little ways through the book and i love how the woman in the book does not recover from her sucide attempt overnight or fast in anyway or that her sadness is not treated as a phase that will go away cause as someone who has had sucide attempts it takes time to recover from all of that stuff4.5 starsThis book was amazing and I would highly recommend it!! It has a little bit of a love story mixed in with the grandmother and granddaughter bonding just after the granddaughter trying to take her life. I was in tears more than once during this book and the more that I think about this book, I do still have a little sadness left in my heart.
I really liked this book. I wish I had a grandmother like Gabby! Jennifer is 23, and very unhappy with her life. Her mother was killed before the senior prom, and Jennifer has never gotten over this. Mother and father were divorced many years before. Jennifer tries to commit suicide, her grandmother comes to the hospital, and the story takes off from there.It is a story of love, life, persistance, and looking for the gifts around us, everyday.
This was a very short but touching story about a grandmother who had very little time left to live and get granddaughter who felt she had no point in living. When Jennifer tries to commit suicide on a beach in California, after her depression at the death of her mother 5 years ago, a bad relationship with her father, and a boyfriend she loved so much also leaving her, she feels like she has nothing left to live for. This brings her grandmother Gabby, who has emphysema in her lungs, flys to be by
A beautiful story...about serious sad life issues with heartwarming reality of the power of important relationships especially family/grandparent roles intervening in lives when it matters the most.
This book touched my heart on so many levels and I had the best cry of the year, reading this book.
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