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Marianne Sciucco
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What if the person who knew you best and loved you most forgot your face, and couldn't remember your name?
The Impossible Promise
Memory care is everyone's solution for what to do about Sara, but her husband, Jack, can't bear to live without her. He's committed to saving his marriage, his wife, and their life together from the devastation of Alzheimer's disease.
They retired years ago to the house of their dreams and operated it as a Cape Cod bed and breakfast named Blue Hydrangeas. Jack has made an impossible promise: They will stay together in their beautiful home no matter what the disease brings.
A Heartbreaking Choice
However, after nine years of selfless caregiving, complicated by her progressing Alzheimer's and his own failing heart, Jack finally admits he can no longer care for his wife at home. With reluctance, he arranges to admit her to an assisted living facility.
But on the morning of admission, Sara is having one of her few good days, and he's unable to follow through.
Instead, he takes them on an impulsive journey to confront their past and reclaim their future.
In the end, he realizes that staying together at any cost is what truly matters.
©2013 Marianne Sciucco (P)2014 Marianne SciuccoLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
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Not Good, Clean Fun
- De Cheryl en 12-20-12
De: Rochelle Alers
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Her Mother’s Hope
- De: Francine Rivers
- Narrado por: Stina Nielsen
- Duración: 14 h y 51 m
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Internationally best-selling author Francine Rivers—winner of a Christy Award and the ECPA Gold Medallion—crafts a riveting tale of mother/daughter bonds stretching across decades. Strong-willed Marta leaves Switzerland early in the 20th century and settles in California. Though Marta loves her eldest daughter Hildie, they often clash as they attempt to find their places in the world.
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Another Awesome Read From Francine
- De Meaghan Bynum en 04-12-10
De: Francine Rivers
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Breakwater Bay
- De: Shelley Noble
- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter
- Duración: 11 h y 13 m
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Preservationist Meri Hollis loves her latest project, restoring one of Newport's forgotten Gilded Age mansions. And with summer approaching, she'll be able to spend more time with her Gran on the Rhode Island shore. She has a great job, a loving family and she's pretty sure her boyfriend is going to propose on her thirtieth birthday. But everything Meri believes about family, happiness, truth, and love is shattered when her family's darkest secret is exposed.
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Wasted Potential
- De Rusty en 03-15-15
De: Shelley Noble
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Suddenly
- De: Barbara Delinsky
- Narrado por: Carol Monda
- Duración: 15 h y 14 m
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In the idyllic small town of Tucker, Vermont, life flows at a rhythmic pace for pediatrician Paige Pfeiffer. But when Mara O'Neill, her best friend and medical partner, inexplicably kills herself, Paige's comfortable world is suddenly shattered. Temporarily caring for Mara's newly adopted baby daughter while she comes to grips with her grief, Paige clings to the hope that, in time, her orderly life will return.
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Parent guide! (not romance)
- De christine en 10-10-11
De: Barbara Delinsky
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As the Tide Comes In
- A Novel
- De: Cindy Woodsmall, Erin Woodsmall
- Narrado por: Julia Gibson
- Duración: 12 h y 25 m
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After losing two loved ones in a devastating tornado and suffering a head injury, Tara Abbott flees to St. Simons Island, where her disorientation causes the lines between imagination and reality, past and present to blur. There she encounters island residents Julep Burnside, Luella Ward, Sue Beth Manning, and Dell Calhoun - The Glynn Girls - who have been friends since Bible camp, 40 years earlier. When Julep's son Gavin identifies a troubled soul in need of help, can the Glynn Girls guide Tara back to herself?
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enjoyed
- De Dee en 11-24-18
De: Cindy Woodsmall, y otros
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Manhattans and Murder
- The Murder, She Wrote Mysteries, Book 2
- De: Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain
- Narrado por: Beth Porter
- Duración: 6 h y 36 m
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Promoting her latest books brings best-selling mystery writer Jessica Fletcher to New York for Christmas. Her schedule includes book signings, chat-show appearances, department store shopping...and murder. But it all begins with a sidewalk Santa staring at Jessica with fear and recognition.
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A release of an older Donald Bain book in the series, thank goodness
- De Dorise en 02-01-19
De: Jessica Fletcher, y otros
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A Killer Plot
- Books by the Bay Mystery Series #1
- De: Ellery Adams
- Narrado por: Karen White
- Duración: 11 h
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Olivia Limoges is the subject of constant gossip. Ever since her mysterious return to the small coastal town of Oyster Bay, North Carolina, Olivia has kept to herself, her dog, and her unfinished novel. With a little cajoling from charming writer Camden Ford, she agrees to join the Bayside Book Writers to break her writer's block and even make a few friends. But when townspeople start turning up dead with haiku poems left by the bodies, anyone with a flair for language is suddenly suspect.
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My new favorite Cozy Mystery Series!
- De Christina en 09-21-15
De: Ellery Adams
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Death by Cashmere
- Seaside Knitters, Book 1
- De: Sally Goldenbaum
- Narrado por: Julie McKay
- Duración: 9 h y 54 m
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Not long after Isabel "Izzy" Chambers opens up a knitting shop in the sleepy fishing town of Sea Harbor, Massachusetts, a diverse group of women begins congregating each week to form the Seaside Knitters. Izzy raises some eyebrows when she rents the apartment above her shop to Angie Archer, whose reputation for loose behavior and a quick temper has made her unpopular with many locals. But could any of them have wanted her dead? Angie's body is discovered drowned in the harbor, her long red hair tangled like seaweed in a lobster trap.
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Great first book in a new series
- De BayHighBaby en 03-03-16
De: Sally Goldenbaum
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Live to Tell
- De: Wendy Corsi Staub
- Narrado por: Jennifer Van Dyck
- Duración: 9 h y 55 m
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In a lovely suburban town just north of New York City, the gossip mill runs more efficiently than the commuter-train line. And in every impeccably decorated house, they're talking about Lauren Walsh. They say that nothing could be worse than being abandoned by your husband for another woman. They're wrong.
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Disappointing
- De Jeanne en 07-02-11
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The Quilter's Apprentice
- Elm Creek Quilts, Book 1
- De: Jennifer Chiaverini
- Narrado por: Christina Moore
- Duración: 8 h y 40 m
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An engaging tale full of warmth and wisdom, The Quilter’s Apprentice is the first novel in best-selling author Jennifer Chiaverini’s Elm Creek Quilts series. Sarah McClure takes a job helping elderly Sylvia Compson prepare her family estate for sale. Sylvia, a master quilter, agrees to share the tricks of the trade with Sarah. As the two women grow close, Sylvia shares her family’s tragic past, compelling Sarah to look at her own life more closely.
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A Mixed Bag
- De Potato Potato en 09-19-13
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Return to the Beach House
- Beach House, Book 3
- De: Georgia Bockoven
- Narrado por: Joell A. Jacob
- Duración: 9 h y 44 m
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Alison arrives at the beach house in June to spend a month with her restless grandson before he leaves for his freshman year in college. Over a decade before, Alison lost her beloved husband, and has faced life alone ever since. Now she discovers a new life, and possible new love. August brings together four college friends facing a milestone. Across summer's final days, they share laughter, tears, and love-revealing long-held secrets and creating new and even more powerful bonds.
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I knew the 3rd book would be great!!!
- De Leah en 10-29-14
De: Georgia Bockoven
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- Eclectic
- 07-27-22
Amazing
If I could give this more than 5 stars in all three categories I would! This author told a tale that is ripped from everyday life for Alzheimer’s care givers/family members. She did it with such a tender outlook that it is a love story for the ages. The performance was outstanding. Highly recommend this book!
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- JaxJournalist
- 06-16-16
Powerful love story that resonates with emotion
What made the experience of listening to Blue Hydrangeas the most enjoyable?
Narrator Elinor Bell tells this story with a delicate balance of compassion, realism and objectivity that enables the listener to empathize with Jack and Sara without getting bogged down in the horrific devastation wrought on those faced with Alzheimer's. My father was diagnosed with AD in his early 50s and lived with the diagnosis for 18 years. Knowing firsthand how painful AD can be, I was almost reluctant to experience this story. While there are sharp emotional moments that triggered my own grief and loss, the narrator's gentle but honest style kept me moving forward with the story. Readers who have experienced AD will be reminded of the strength, hope and love that enables them (us) to cope with Alzheimer's.
What did you like best about this story?
Author Marrianne Sciucco's portrayal of Sara is true to life - The angry outbursts directed toward Jack, her fear, her confusion, the rare "good days". Sara is not depicted as good or bad or even a victim; she is just a person affected by a disease that impacts not only cognitive abilities, but emotions and behavior.
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There are no easy answers when it comes to dealing with Alzheimer's. Different families have different needs and resources that result in different decisions for each. Blue Hydrangeas is a compassionate and honest portrayal of how AD impacts couples, families and friends. While there is no miracle cure or miraculous healing (although I found myself wishing something like this would happen for Jack and Sara), this story captures the power of real-life love, hope and courage.
This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of AudiobookBoom dot com.
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- 1-Click Junkie
- 06-13-15
Incredible Book
Narration - Elinor Bell - REALLY GOOD! Really!
Wow...
This is such an incredible book.
I lost my mother in April 2014 to Alzheimers. This book does an exceptional job of portraying, not only what the caregivers go through with this stupid disease, but what the 'diagnosee' is going through as well. The confusion, the fear, the denial, the paranoia. The struggle for caregivers to try to keep the promises that they made to their loved one and the shame (maybe shame isn't the right word), but the desire to hide what's going on from everyone on the outside because you know your loved one would be horrified. The terror you see on their face when you know that they realize what's happening to them and there's nothing that can be done to stop it. The pain when that person no longer knows who you are. The relief when the disease progresses to the point where they no longer realize that they have Alzheimers - so at least you don't have to see that struggle and pain in their eyes and soul anymore.
This is the story of a elderly couple in love, that are bound and determined to stay in their home, stay together, kiss each other good night, wake up next to each other every morning, while they try to navigate this disease. We experience this disease through the eyes of Sara and her husband Jack, but also through the eyes of friends, neighbors, children and grandchildren.
This is a poignant story about the tragic disease called Alzheimers filled with love and loss and it is spot on!
Just fabulous!
That is all.
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- Voracious Reader
- 04-09-15
A tender, gentle love story
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
What if the person who knew you best and loved you most forgot your face, and couldn’t remember your name? A nursing facility is everyone's solution for what to do about Sara, but her husband, Jack, can't bear to live without her. He is committed to saving his marriage, his wife, and their life together from the devastation of Alzheimer’s disease. He and Sara retired years ago to the house of their dreams, and operated it as a Cape Cod bed and breakfast named Blue Hydrangeas. Jack has made an impossible promise: He and Sara will stay together in their beautiful home no matter what the disease brings. However, after nine years of selfless caregiving, complicated by her progressing Alzheimer’s and his own failing heart, he finally admits he can no longer care for her at home. With reluctance, he arranges to admit her to an assisted living facility. But, on the day of admission, Sara is having one of her few good days, and he is unable to follow through. Instead, he takes them on an impulsive journey to confront their past and reclaim their future. In the end, he realizes that staying together at any cost is what truly matters.
MY TAKE
I'll rate this 4 1/2 and round it up to 5 stars.
This is a gentle, tender story of an elderly couple facing the monster that is Alzheimers. The book is filled with flashbacks that are interspersed with the current day story, when Jack is finally faced with the reality that he cannot continue to care for his beloved wife by himself--it's literally killing him.
Through those flashbacks, the reader is able to see the woman Sara had been and understand why Jack worked so hard to convince himself that he could cling to their old way of life. But Alzheimers is a terrible disease that steals away not just the memories of the loved one with it but the person they used to be, all while letting slip in little glimmers of that loved one. Just to enough to tease that she was really still in there. Somewhere.
It's a scary tale for me because my husband's father and several of his aunts and uncle have had Alzheimers. I could be in Jack's position some day. I learned a lot from the story, things I didn't know before, but the "education" I received helped me to understand the disease better. Now I can only pray I won't have to use it first hand.
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Profound Love Story
I received a complimentary copy of the audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
It was a lovely story of a man dedicated and loving his wife.
The story was very well written. It did a very good job of depicting the behaviors of both the person with dementia and a tired and frustrated caregiver that wants their loved one back the way they were.
The story and the telling of it pulled me in, and I listened from start to finish in one day! The narrator, Elinor Bell did a wonderful job with voices of the different characters, timing, and production.
I highly recommend this book.
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- Sparky's Girl
- 06-05-15
Amazing!
*I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review*
I was curious about this book since I have experience working with Alzhiemer’s patients. I was wondering how accurate the author would portray the disease and wondered how the story was going to go. When I started listening, I was not prepared for the emotions that this book was going to draw out of me. It was so heartwrenching and emotional that I was taken aback. This is such a beautiful love story that really shows what true love is all about. The unconditional, undying, and unrelenting type of love that everyone always dreams of is the type of love that this story has. It is so touching that I cried “ugly tears” several times during this book. I absolutely loved it! Ms. Sciucco portrayed the disease, the person afflicted, and the family of the afflicted so well that I felt like I truly knew these people. It was great. I don’t think that anyone can write a better book that shows what all a family goes through when someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The only thing that I wish was done in the book is if the narrator were to have shown emotion consistently. There were chunks of the book where the narrator showed so much emotion, I wondered if she were crying while reading. Then there were chunks where it was literally like she was sitting there reading the book aloud; no emotion, no variations, just sitting there and reading a book aloud. That alone is what made this a 4 STAR book for me, instead of a 5 star.
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- Deedra
- 10-27-15
Blue Hydrangeas
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This is the story of a couple who love each other.They learn the woman has Alzhiemers. A promise is made to always stay together...but is that possible.Narrated with much feeling by Elinor Bell,we come to understand just how hard it is to live and cope with someone with this illness from inside the family.I found the story riveting and realistic.A good read.
"I was provided this audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator in exchange for an unbiased review via AudiobookBlast or MalarHouse dot com"
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- Susie Q
- 04-02-16
Beautiful, emotional story
Blue Hydrangeas is a beautiful and emotional love story. Marianne Sciucoo wrote this sweet book about an elderly man whose wife has Alzheimers. Wanting to care for her at home, but finally realizing that after a while he can't, is heartbreaking for him. Ms. Sciucco portrays this disease in a very realistic manner. Its such a sad disease,and sometimes you see the person that you used to see and you want to hold on to that brief moment in time. This heartfelt story needs to be read by everyone that knows someone with Alzheimers. Elinor Bell did an amazing job narrating this book, giving such emotion to the words. I look forward to more books by both the author and the narrator.
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- Anthony L. Copeland-Parker
- 06-10-22
I could smell the blue Hydrangeas
Her words were so descriptive I could smell the blue hydrangeas. Even though this was fiction the writer was spot on when it came to the the disease progression and what many of us experience. As a care giver I often struggle with the decision on how to move forward as time goes by and this book has given me much to consider.
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- Ann C
- 10-02-17
A Tender and Heartwarming Love Story
Marianne Sciucco has done a beautiful job of portraying the experience of Alzheimer's from many perspectives with characters who feel so real they could walk off the page. Blue Hydrangeas is a tender love story that reveals the complexities of aging and loss. An enjoyable and meaningful book!
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