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| Original Title: | Fixing Delilah |
| ISBN: | 0316052094 (ISBN13: 9780316052092) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Delilah Elizabeth Hannaford, Claire Hannaford, Rachel Hannaford, Patrick Reese, Casey Conroy |
| Setting: | Red Falls, Vermont(United States) |
Sarah Ockler
Hardcover | Pages: 308 pages Rating: 3.81 | 7736 Users | 661 Reviews
Details Regarding Books Fixing Delilah
| Title | : | Fixing Delilah |
| Author | : | Sarah Ockler |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 308 pages |
| Published | : | December 1st 2010 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Romance. Realistic Fiction. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Young Adult Contemporary. Teen |
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Things in Delilah Hannaford's life have a tendency to fall apart.She used to be a good student, but she can't seem to keep it together anymore. Her "boyfriend" isn't much of a boyfriend. And her mother refuses to discuss the fight that divided their family eight years ago. Falling apart, it seems, is a Hannaford tradition.
Over a summer of new friendships, unexpected romance, and moments that test the complex bonds between mothers and daughters, Delilah must face her family's painful past. Can even her most shattered relationships be pieced together again?
Rich with emotion, Sarah Ockler delivers a powerful story of family, love, and self-discovery.
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Ratings: 3.81 From 7736 Users | 661 ReviewsPiece Regarding Books Fixing Delilah
It's been an entire eight years since Delilah Hannaford has seen her grandmother and now she's dead. Beyond any choice of her own, her mother has kept contact with her immediate family to the bare minimum and their communication between the two of them is almost non-existent. What once was a happy home, a mother-daughter bond similar to that of Rory and Lorelai of the "Gilmore Girls", is now a work-a-holic mom ordering take-out for her lackluster daughter. Delilah hardly recognizes the two ofI love to read about things that I can relate to because I feel like it's someone validating my experience in life. I guess I had the urge to read something like this. Though this really doesn't relate to my personal experience I know it will speak some truth to others who had to grow up without a father or mother, and have to figure out why things have to be always so hard?Delilah has hit a pretty sucky time in her life. Her mom is always working and doesn't seem to have time to answer
Already a fan of Sarah Ockler, Twenty Boys Summer, I was really looking forward to seeing what her next book would bring. Truly, Sarah is gifted when it comes to writing strong characters in a thought provoking plot. This was a beautifully written book!Fixing Delilah is an emotional story about a mother and daughter, a deep dark secret, family, love and self-awareness.I simply adored these characters, there is so much depth into each of there personalities and I loved that when together, they
There's a reason Sarah Ockler is one of my favorite authors. After loving both The Book of Broken Hearts and The Summer of Chasing Mermaids, I have no idea why I waited so long to read Fixing Delilah, but it's just about as amazing as those two. For one, Sarah's writing is utterly gorgeous. She has a way with words that sucks me right into her stories and pulls me along effortlessly. I could read them forever. Her characters are always wonderful, too. Delilah is a girl my heart immediately
"We all long for what could have been." This is a quote repeated several times throughout Fixing Delilah, one that I really love. Having not yet read Ockler's debut Twenty Boy Summer, I was pleasantly surprised by her lyrical yet simple way of writing and the rhythm the events were woven together. She certainly knows how to write her stories and make fantastic characters; Delilah was wonderful and had me captivated from the start.Despite how much I loved Delilah's character, she is not my
Delilah's family is torn apart from a long time feud.Although I thought the love interest was a great story line, I thought the basic plot seemed a little skimmed over. It's a tough topic, though, for any family - so many secrets - that it's hard to find a balance between really wallowing in the horror and understanding the motivations of Delilah. I would have loved more back story and more understanding of the mom and sisters, but it was a nice short read, so that may be a nice trade off at
Definitely a Contemporary Romance fan's dream book.This book had total Sarah Dessen-vibes. Delilah felt so much like a Dessen main girl-- strained parental relationship (check!), slightly rebellious behavior (check!), touristy location setting (check!), super swoony/patient to a fault boy (check!). And I mean all of that as a compliment because Sarah Dessen creates stories that you can just sink into and become completely immersed, and this book was very much like that.Drawbacks: I didn't LOVE
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