Thanks to my dear friend, A, Stephanie Nielson's memoir "Heaven is Here" arrived in my mailbox yesterday; and today, I'm forcing myself to focus at work and NOT read it all. day. long. This is a difficult feat because NieNie's depiction of her childhood and courtship with Mr. Nielson is delightful to read. It's so idealic, yet not. I can't put it down. As I read one page after the other I keep wondering, "Is this for real? Can people actually be that content? Can two people really fall mutually, madly in love with one another? Can all kids please have chubby cheeks and beautiful round eyes?" These are questions I will conitnue to ponder as I delve.
I am eager to find out what happens down the road. Obviously there's a big plane crash up ahead, but I am looking forward to the details of NieNie's recovery.
In summary, it's a great read so far!
*A, thank you for such an excellent birthday present!
Yep. Read that book in 24 hours! It's so hard to put down!
ReplyDeleteYeah....I'm seriously devouring it.
DeleteNow I really want to read it! I feel that way about a lot of blogs that I read.. Can their life really be that picturesque? Are they really THAT in love and happy?
ReplyDeleteI've decided that some people just really do like to keep their trials and personal life private, and others just really want people to think their life is perfect. This really has nothing to do with her book, I'm just rambling.
But I'm happy you wrote this post, I'll probably go buy the book now!
I highly encourage it! I have really enjoyed it thus far. And don't worry: once she gets to the plane crash, all picturesque-ness is dissolved.
DeleteKeep me posted on what you think of the book!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
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