Pieces of the Heart, Karen White
Pieces of the Heart, Karen White
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Pieces of the Heart

Author: Karen White

Narrator: Bailey Carr

Unabridged: 9 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 03/05/2024

Synopsis

In lyrical and evocative prose, the New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels takes the scattered pieces of a life and weaves them into a tale of hope...
 
Caroline Collier is a woman bogged down in the harsh realities of a life barely lived. Stress from her all-consuming job as an accountant has given her panic attacks, forcing her to take a leave of absence from work. And though her chances of relaxing in the presence of her overbearing, perfect mother are slim, she joins her at the family’s vacation home in the mountains of North Carolina.
 
Though Caroline loves the serene beauty of Lake Ophelia, peace of mind is not to be found. Memories of her beloved younger brother, who died when she was seventeen, continue to haunt her, while the tension between her mother and her still simmers. Only their neighbors, the husband and daughter of one of Caroline’s childhood friends, seem able to penetrate her cool reserve, giving Caroline the courage to face her biggest fears—and dive headfirst into life...

About The Author

Karen White is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including the Tradd Street series, The Night the Lights Went Out, Flight Patterns, The Sound of Glass, A Long Time Gone, and The Time Between. She is the coauthor of The Forgotton Room with New York Times bestselling authors Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig. She grew up in London but now lives with her husband and two children near Atlanta, Georgia.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Teresa on February 07, 2015

Perception. There are a lot of twists and turns in this book, two of the main characters are already dead when the novel begins, the other characters are all dealing with their current life events as well as the deaths of the other two. I'm not sure, but I think the book is supposed to be about love......more

Goodreads review by Robyn on November 01, 2009

Easily the best book I've read in some time. Thanks to the bargain bin at Borders, this book came home with me for a mere $4.00--but I'd buy it at full price :). White's writing is descriptive and flowing. Her characters are realistic and I could see the action as I was reading. The plot moved through......more

Goodreads review by Carol on September 08, 2009

I really enjoyed this book. It is the 3rd book that I have read by this author and I think this story had more depth than the other two. The unraveling of the plot using the journal from the deceased mother of the 13 year old was a great way of tying the stray ends of the story together. Reading thi......more

Goodreads review by Anne on December 07, 2010

I've read other Karen White books, so this one was no surprise. She's my fix when I need a heart-jerker story about the intensity of healing. She gets that life can give us lemons, but she writes a great recipe for lemonade. I love wallowing in the character's angst, then watching as the story unfol......more

Goodreads review by Donna on January 11, 2024

iLove this author! She portrays the hurts and scars of her characters, and the wounds to their lives so insightfully. I don't understand how she can represent the harm that the different hurts cause people so poignantly and accurately. The part of the story that I love though is that the supporting......more

Quotes

“Heartwarming and intense…a tale that resonates with the meaning of unconditional love.”—RT Book Reviews
 
“A terrific, insightful character study.”—Midwest Book Review
 
More Praise for New York Times bestselling author Karen White
 
“There is a rhythm to the writing of Karen White. It has a pace, a beat, a cadence that is all its own.”—The Huffington Post

“White’s dizzying carousel of a plot keeps those pages turning, so much so that the book can [be]—and should be—finished in one afternoon, interrupted only by a glass of sweet iced tea.”—Oprah.com
 
“White captures the true essence of Charleston by intertwining the sights and smells of the historic town with an enchanting story filled with ghostly spirits, love, and forgiveness…a once-in-a-lifetime series.”—Fresh Fiction
 
“This is storytelling of the highest order: the kind of book that leaves you both deeply satisfied and aching for more.”—Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of Tiny Little Thing
 
“Readers will find White’s prose an uplifting experience as she is a truly gifted storyteller.”—Las Vegas Review-Journal

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