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After Annie - Large Print by Anna Quindlen (Paperback)

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  • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "Part of Quindlen's gift is that you don't just read about these characters, you inhabit them. . . .
  • About the Author: Anna Quindlen is the author of many bestselling books, including the #1 New York Times bestselling novel Rise and Shine, the #1 bestselling memoir Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, and A Short Guide to a Happy Life.
  • 368 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Family Life

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About the Book



When Annie Brown dies suddenly, her husband, her children, and her closest friend are left to find a way forward without the woman who has been the lynchpin of all their lives. Bill is overwhelmed without his beloved wife, and Annemarie wrestles with the bad habits her best friend had helped her overcome. And Ali, the eldest of Annie s children, has to grow up overnight, to care for her younger brothers and even her father and to puzzle out for herself many of the mysteries of adult life.



Book Synopsis



NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "Part of Quindlen's gift is that you don't just read about these characters, you inhabit them. . . . Luminous with life, hope and the power of love."--People (A Book of the Week Pick)

"[A] quietly revelatory and gently gleaming gem of a book."--The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice)

Anna Quindlen's trademark wisdom on family, friendship, and the ties that bind us are at the center of this novel about the power of love to transcend loss and triumph over adversity, by the author of Still Life with Bread Crumbs and One True Thing.

When Annie Brown dies suddenly, her husband, her children, and her closest friend are left to find a way forward without the woman who has been the lynchpin of all their lives. Bill is overwhelmed without his beloved wife, and Annemarie wrestles with the bad habits her best friend had helped her overcome. And Ali, the eldest of Annie's children, has to grow up overnight, to care for her younger brothers and even her father and to puzzle out for herself many of the mysteries of adult life.

Over the course of the next year what saves them all is Annie, ever-present in their minds, loving but not sentimental, caring but nobody's fool, a voice in their heads that is funny and sharp and remarkably clear. The power she has given to those who loved her is the power to go on without her. The lesson they learn is that no one beloved is ever truly gone.

Written in Quindlen's emotionally resonant voice and with her deep and generous understanding of people, After Annie is about hope, and about the unexpected power of adversity to change us in profound and indelible ways.



Review Quotes




"Part of Quindlen's gift is that you don't just read about these characters, you inhabit them. . . . Luminous with life, hope and the power of love."--People, A Book of the Week Pick

"[A] quietly revelatory and gently gleaming gem of a book."--The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice)

"A new Anna Quindlen novel is always cause for celebration. After Annie might just be my favorite one yet. It's a beautiful and deeply moving story about love, loss, friendship, marriage, family, and community from one of our wisest chroniclers of modern life. I treasured every page."--J. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times bestselling author of Friends and Strangers

"The characters in After Annie are flawed, just as each of us is flawed, and as they fumble through their grief, as they make mistakes, their lives feel so authentically lived in that I'd swear I've known them my whole life. And how I rooted for them! In Quindlen's hands, a story about the greatest of losses becomes a story of abiding hope above all. I predict this will be one of the best novels of the year."--Mary Beth Keane, New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes

"After Annie is a novel about loss--and yet its pages are full of life and heart. With her deft interiority and spot-on depiction of the small moments that bring characters to life, Anna Quindlen tells a family story that's at once candid and complex--and ultimately quite hopeful."--Claire Lombardo, New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had

"After Annie is Anna Quindlen's new wise and heartfelt novel of connection, of loss and love and the power of both. It celebrates the friends and family we have, mourns our great and small losses, and helps us find the unexpected light in the dark places we all have."--Amy Bloom, New York Times bestselling author of In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss

"A master of exploring human frailty and resilience in the face of domestic tragedy, best-selling Anna Quindlen plumbs the depths of Annie's survivors' individual and collective grief in scenes that are both subtle and sharp. Exquisite in its sensitivity, breathtaking in its compassion, Quindlen's exploration of loss and renewal will provoke both weeping and wonder."--Booklist (starred review)

"Affecting . . . The lesson Quindlen offers is universal and incontrovertible: love and memories are powerful antidotes to grief. . . . Another acute portrait of family life from a virtuoso of the form."--Publishers Weekly

"Throughout her career, Quindlen's fiction and nonfiction alike have showcased her attention to detail and ability to weave compelling narratives from the common experiences that comprise life. After Annie is a heartfelt, nuanced portrait of life after loss."--BookPage

"Well-drawn characters and sharp observations keep the reader engaged. . . . An emotionally satisfying, absorbing story."--Kirkus Reviews



About the Author



Anna Quindlen is the author of many bestselling books, including the #1 New York Times bestselling novel Rise and Shine, the #1 bestselling memoir Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, and A Short Guide to a Happy Life. Her other novels include Blessings, One True Thing, the Oprah Book Club Selection Black and Blue, and Still Life with Bread Crumbs.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.13 Inches (H) x 5.98 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)
Weight: .83 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 368
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Family Life
Publisher: Random House Large Print Publishing
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Anna Quindlen
Language: English
Street Date: February 27, 2024
TCIN: 89397582
UPC: 9780593861844
Item Number (DPCI): 247-27-8079
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Story of Loss, Survival and Discovery

5 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
VickleaW - 1 year ago
This is a powerful story of loss and surviving a future without the person who held everything together. Annie Brown, a young mother of four, dies suddenly at the beginning of the book. She leaves behind her husband Bill, her best friend Annemarie and her four children. Ali is the child we get to know the best and the oldest who assumes responsibility to keep the family going. She is a young teen who uses the strengths that her mother passed on in order to draw on her own inner reserve to help her dad keep moving in life and her younger siblings to survive the devastating loss of the center of their lives. Annemarie is a well developed character who reverts to old bad habits to deal with her loss, even though she is committed to helping Annie’s family as much as she can. The story is sad but also uplifting as the family unites to support each other and to find a way to make it without Annie. The pace is just right for the tale being told, not too fast which I think would be disrespectful to the loss and not too slow either. The characters were relatable and likable, especially Ali. I enjoyed the book after looking forward to a new book by Quindlen because she always offers a breath of fresh air when the world seems broken all around you. All opinions expressed are my own.
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