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kansaskyle · 02-07-2017, 09:04 PM

I picked up this book through one of my library memberships, and I'm on to Chapter 3.

As a middle-aged man, the first couple chapters were a little slow for me, but it is picking up now that Mrs. Webster is at work at Gibney's.

The part about...

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Reading about how Nora handles all the condolences in the opening chapters makes we wonder how we should comfort/reach out to someone that goes through a loss like she did. Do you think her views are reflective of how a widow feels when people come to express their condolences?

02-07-2017, 09:04 PM	#32
kansaskyle Addict Posts: 245 Karma: 765530 Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Austin, TX Device: Kobo Aura One & Forma, Kindle Voyage, PW, and Oasis 3	I picked up this book through one of my library memberships, and I'm on to Chapter 3. As a middle-aged man, the first couple chapters were a little slow for me, but it is picking up now that Mrs. Webster is at work at Gibney's. The part about... Spoiler: ...dying her hair was kind of humorous. It is so common today that I wouldn't have given it any thought, but I guess in 1960's, small-town Ireland it was a bit unusual! Reading about how Nora handles all the condolences in the opening chapters makes we wonder how we should comfort/reach out to someone that goes through a loss like she did. Do you think her views are reflective of how a widow feels when people come to express their condolences?