Title: Things I Want My Daughters to Know
Author: Elizabeth Noble
ISBN: 978-0-061-12219-4
Recommended Grade Level of Reader: Adult Crossover (May Appeal to 9th and Up)
Publisher: William Morrow
Media Type: Book
Copyright: 2008
Genre: Fiction
Reader's Annotation: Good advice is always hard to come by, but when it comes from your dying mother, words of wisdom are hard to forget.
Plot Summary: As a mother of four daughters, Barbara Forbes has lived and experienced enough to have a few sage words of wisdom. She realizes, as she is dying of cancer, that she has advice to offer her children. As each of the four young women is different, Barbara has specific advice based on the daughters’ individual personalities and circumstances. She writes a letter to each of her daughters and it is in each letter that she offers her advice. The letters help the daughters deal with their mother’s passing after she succumbs to her terminal illness.
Evaluation: (B) The storyline of this book is unique and the content is well written. Through Noble’s descriptive writing, one can understand and feel each daughter’s story. The writing is so genuine that this account of a mother’s love and consequently, a daughter’s love for her mother, is emotional and touching. The life lessons in Things I Want My Daughters to Know are applicable to many.
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