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ccanders's review against another edition
3.0
i felt the story was more about four sisters coping after their mother dies than the things she wanted them to know. it was a nice easy read. didn't bring me to tears, which I was totaly expected, maybe that's why I didn't rate it as high
smallbutfeisty's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. It made me sad that I don't have sisters or a large family becasue the relationships the author created made them seem like something absolutely wonderful. I didn't say idyllic, because that's not how it's presented and it's not reality, but the sisters had such a closeness in this story.
I cried many times for the mother, for her story, for all that she missed, and coming from a place of having a mother figure who died too soon, this struck a real chord with me as well.
I cried many times for the mother, for her story, for all that she missed, and coming from a place of having a mother figure who died too soon, this struck a real chord with me as well.
bethanygladhill's review against another edition
4.0
I'm a complete sucker for British books about losing your mom, family, babies, teens, stepkids, etc. No mystery there.
misslucyelizabeth's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
books_with_lauren's review against another edition
4.0
Read my review here: http://laurencaton.wordpress.com/2011/09/11/things-i-want-my-daughters-to-know-by-elizabeth-noble-review/
jmrkls1's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. Found it at times hard to put down. Love the letters the mom wrote to each daughter.
kassiopeia8's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, and Death of parent
bink_64's review against another edition
3.0
Barbara is dying and before she does she writes a letter to each of her daughters to be read after her death. She also writes a journal and tells them her life story. The story is about secrets, death, grief, families falling apart through the grieving process, coming to terms that the mother you thought was perfect was not, growing apart and coming together, learning how to be a family again after a loss.
This story was not a sad one but I felt it was a difficult one. Barbara’s letters and journal revealed things that no child should have to read and tarnish the memory of their mom.
This story was not a sad one but I felt it was a difficult one. Barbara’s letters and journal revealed things that no child should have to read and tarnish the memory of their mom.
kirstenrose22's review against another edition
4.0
This was a perfect book for reading on an airplane. When I started it, I thought, "Here we go with the stereotypical 4 women, each with their own neurosis, who all learn a lesson by the last page." But it was much more subtle than that: lessons were, indeed, learned, but no one was bashed over the head with it. Very pleasant and fun. I especially loved the older characters - the mother, the mother-in-law, etc.