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Where River Turns to Sky
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780380805594
ISBN: 0380805596
Label: Harper Perennial
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: April 06, 1999
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date: April 06, 1999
Studio: Harper Perennial
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Editorial Review:
Eighty-year-old George Castor promised he would never let his best friend Ralph die alone at the Silver Gardens Nursing Home--but Ralph passed on while George was away fishing. Distraught, guilt-stricken and seeking redemption, George buys a broken-down mansion in Looking glass, Oregon, paints it fire-engine red, and begins searching for other old folks to share it with him. Because George has made a new promise that will alter the course of the rest of his life. And, with the help of a miraculous old woman named Grace, he assembles a ragtag bunch of aging strangers, determined to make their last days on earth--and his own--an adventure.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - A New Take on Retirement and Death
This book presents a wonderfully nonconventional view of retirement and death. The crusty, self-reliant, octagenarian, Oregon farmer who is the main character is delightfully nonconventional -- and the fantasy amount of money he has to indulge his nonconventionality makes for an excellent story. Wonderful detailing like how he designs a home-made elevator for his "retirement home" gives great character to the story.
Rating: - My all time favorite book
I've reread only 1 or 2 books in my life, but this is one book I think I can read many times. Our library doesn't own a copy of it anymore, so I was glad to be able to get a good used book from Amazon.
As an average boomer, I think about aging and how to do it gracefully, and without being a burden, but in a way where I can still enjoy my life even if it's limited. This book explores these issues in an entertaining and most important, memorable, way. I keep looking for another book by this ... Read More
Rating: - Absolutely one of the best books I have ever read ! ! ! !
This book is incredible - I laughed, I cried and will continue to think about this story and it's characters for a long time. Mr. Kleiner should be busy writing more novels - he has a genuine talent for making his characters come alive. I hated to see this wonderful book come to an end. If only more people would think like the people in this story about life, old age and death, society would be a lot better off. An incredible story about unforgettable people who came alive off the pages. This ... Read More
Rating:  - Didn't live up to expectations
I really wanted to like this book and it sounded sooo promising.
I love books about unusual people who don't do what is expected and strike out on their own for answers. But, there was never any satisfaction for the characters and me as the reader. I kept wanting George to find some peace, even if it was just the peace that comes from doing what's right for oneself. The book left me feeling like I had just enjoyed half a good meal and the rest of the meal was taken away. Satisfaction from ... Read More
Rating: - Loved it!!!
Gregg is not only a wonderful author, but he is also my uncle. He is a wonderful uncle and when he first completed this book, I went down to his home, and stayed there for about a week at the time i was only 13 years old ( I think I was 13 somewhere close to that age anyway) I couldn't take my eyes off of the print. I loved the way the he described everything so clearly, that it was if you could really see the events unfolding in your mind. I loved how he made me laugh and he made me cry. I think it ... Read More
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