A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True by Brigid Pasulka
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
And the Pigeon was no glupek about women either. He had learned something aobut them from his eight sisters, and if over the years he had absorbed only this one thing, it would stand as vindication that a boy does not suffer needlessly from growing up in a house with eight sisters. That thing was that a woman’s heart is not bought by the currency of a man’s emotion for her. A woman’s heart is won over by her own feelings for herself when hej ust happens to be around, and as the hut slowly transformed itself into a three-room mansion around her, Anielica could not help but feel even more beautiful, even more worthy.
The above passage is just one of many that I fell in love with when reading this book. I laughed, I cried, I cooed and sighed all the way through. I savored every page and was saddened to come to the end of such a precious, whimsical yet heartbreaking and gladdening story.
The story of Pigeon and Anielica is a story that, I think, everyone would love to have in their family history. And perhaps, we do. Love, loss, heartbreak, passion and loyalty through some of the worst possible times. I can’t say more without totally giving away the book and I want you all to read it and enjoy it as much as I did. But please, read it.
This was my favorite book of 2009. From the first paragraph I was drawn in and charmed by the writing style and the potential of the story. I wasn’t disappointed.
I’m hosting this giveaway of my own accord, because I want to encourage people to read this book. So, on January 31, 2010 I will be giving out the book to a random entry.
I have one book to giveaway, here is how to enter!
Leave a comment with your favorite book that you read in 2009 and a short summary of why it earned its spot.
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