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The Gift of an Ordinary Day

A Mother's Memoir

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The Gift of an Ordinary Day

Written by: Katrina Kenison
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The Gift of an Ordinary Day is an intimate memoir of a family in transition, with boys becoming teenagers, careers ending and new ones opening up, and an attempt to find a deeper sense of plac - and a slower pace - in a small New England town.

This is a story of mid-life longings and discoveries, of lessons learned in the search for home and a new sense of purpose, and the bittersweet intensity of life with teenagers - holding on, letting go.

Poised on the threshold between family life as she's always known it and her older son's departure for college, Kenison is surprised to find that the times she treasures most are the ordinary, unremarkable moments of everyday life, the very moments that she once took for granted, or rushed right through without noticing at all.

The relationships, hopes, and dreams that Kenison illuminates will touch women's hearts, and her words will inspire mothers everywhere as they try to make peace with the inevitable changes in store.

©2009 Katrina Kenison (P)2009 Hachette Women Heartfelt Young Adult
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Narration wasn't the best.

Since the author is reading her own story, I was expecting a very catching and moving book but she fails to show emotions and enthusiasm! It made me sleepy.

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