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HTML:The beloved author of Dancing Naked at the Edge of Dawn returns with the story of five women who had nothing in common but one extraordinary friend. . . . “Move over, Thelma, and make way, Louise! Annie Freeman's raucous and heart-tugging journey to eternity will put Kris Radish on the map—in a RED Cadillac!”—Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean For Katherine Givens and the four women about to become her best friends, the adventure begins with a UPS package. Inside is a pair of red sneakers filled with ashes and a note that will forever change their lives. Katherine’s oldest and dearest friend, the irrepressible Annie Freeman, left one final request—a traveling funeral—and she wants the most important women in her life as “pallbearers.” From Sonoma to Manhattan, Katherine, Laura, Rebecca, Jill, and Marie will carry Annie’s ashes to the special places in her life. At every stop there’s a surprise encounter and a small miracle waiting, and as they whoop it up across the country, attracting interest wherever they go, they share their deepest secrets—tales of broken hearts and second chances, missed opportunities and new beginnings. And as they grieve over what they’ve lost, they discover how much is still possible if only they can unravel the secret Annie left them. . . . Praise for Annie Freeman’s Fabulous Traveling Funeral “Radish’s characters help readers realize they are not alone in the world and their struggles have been or will be experienced by other women.”—Albuquerque Journal
“Radish sings the praises of sisterhood by creating an enticing world of women helping women to become the empowered individuals they were meant to be.”—Booklist .… (más)
This story was boring and repetitive. If the author wanted me to care for any of the characters in the book, that never happened. I only finished it because it was for a book club. ( )
February 2020 - I skimmed my way around in it because I liked the idea of a bunch of people roadtripping around, spreading the ashes of their BFF around the country, but I could not with these women. I have no interest in any of them and their back stories. Let’s re-write it with a bunch of guys.
I skimmed through this book faster than I have ever skimmed a book before. The author lost me after the first few pages; reading about the woman who was in love with her worn out bra was enough for me. And I only skimmed to the end because this book was chosen for a book club. What a waste of time. ( )
bookbox; 5 friends are given the directive by their recently deceased friend to get together and follow Annie's directions to be the "pallbearers" of her ashes in an all expenses paid traveling funeral. At every stop, there's a surprise waiting that explains certain major things in Annie's life. At first very somber, the gals get in the spirit of Annie with Red high-top Keds and red bandanas. good book ( )
It didn't work for me. I couldn't get into it. It sounded so darn cute but it was pretty sad at times and I couldn't really connect with the characters. I didn't finish it. ( )
This book, which some might think is about dying, is really about living. It is for any woman-every woman-who has every lost something or someone she loved and then grieved, touched the sorrowful edges of her own soul, embraced the heart of loss-and then moved forward.
Balinda has twenty-five minutes to make up her mind for certain, get a seat, and get out of the airport before everyone else tries to get on the same bus and get back home before the end of the decade, before George W. Bush ends a war or starts another one, or before women are finally allowed to do whatever in the hell they want with their own damn bodies.
Later, Katherine threw her old Bali bra inot the fire they made on the beach and the relived every moment of Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveloing Funeral and her totally fabulous and ever-present life, and they did exactly what Annie would have wanted them to do; they paused and then they kept on going.
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HTML:The beloved author of Dancing Naked at the Edge of Dawn returns with the story of five women who had nothing in common but one extraordinary friend. . . . “Move over, Thelma, and make way, Louise! Annie Freeman's raucous and heart-tugging journey to eternity will put Kris Radish on the map—in a RED Cadillac!”—Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean For Katherine Givens and the four women about to become her best friends, the adventure begins with a UPS package. Inside is a pair of red sneakers filled with ashes and a note that will forever change their lives. Katherine’s oldest and dearest friend, the irrepressible Annie Freeman, left one final request—a traveling funeral—and she wants the most important women in her life as “pallbearers.” From Sonoma to Manhattan, Katherine, Laura, Rebecca, Jill, and Marie will carry Annie’s ashes to the special places in her life. At every stop there’s a surprise encounter and a small miracle waiting, and as they whoop it up across the country, attracting interest wherever they go, they share their deepest secrets—tales of broken hearts and second chances, missed opportunities and new beginnings. And as they grieve over what they’ve lost, they discover how much is still possible if only they can unravel the secret Annie left them. . . . Praise for Annie Freeman’s Fabulous Traveling Funeral “Radish’s characters help readers realize they are not alone in the world and their struggles have been or will be experienced by other women.”—Albuquerque Journal
“Radish sings the praises of sisterhood by creating an enticing world of women helping women to become the empowered individuals they were meant to be.”—Booklist .
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