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From the bestselling author of If I Stay and I Was Here comes a stunning new novel for Forman’s adult readers, an unflinching portrait of a woman confronting the joys and sorrows of marriage, motherhood and friendship. Meet Maribeth Klein, a harried working mother who is so busy taking care of her husband and twins that she doesn’t even realize, working late one evening, that she has had a heart attack. Afterwards, surprised to discover that her recuperation seems to be an imposition on those who rely on her, Maribeth does the unthinkable – she packs a bag and leaves. Far from the demands of family and career and with the help of new friendships, she is finally able to own up to the secrets she has been keeping from herself and those she loves. With bighearted characters who stumble and trip, grow and forgive, Leave Me is about facing the fears we are all running from. Gayle Forman has written an irresistible novel that confronts the ambivalence of modern motherhood head on and asks, what happens when a grown woman runs away from home? Review: Powerful perspective!! - Many reviews of this book (outside desertcart) made it look like the Protagonist of this book is selfish. Honestly, in my view, the book is a wonderful take on the dilemmas that women face in life, especially once they become a mother. Everyone around them forget that they are actually a human being with needs, wants and if not anything, REST!! Starting off to be emotional and little sad, the book ends beautifully with a powerful message. One needs to do what one needs to do, sometimes. I also liked the way the husband's character has been shown in the book. No moral judgement, just good reading!! Review: Five Stars - I loved it, it was a great book.
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P**A
Powerful perspective!!
Many reviews of this book (outside Amazon) made it look like the Protagonist of this book is selfish. Honestly, in my view, the book is a wonderful take on the dilemmas that women face in life, especially once they become a mother. Everyone around them forget that they are actually a human being with needs, wants and if not anything, REST!! Starting off to be emotional and little sad, the book ends beautifully with a powerful message. One needs to do what one needs to do, sometimes. I also liked the way the husband's character has been shown in the book. No moral judgement, just good reading!!
S**A
Five Stars
I loved it, it was a great book.
M**L
Un libro fácil de leer y que engancha.
Es un libro fácil de leer y quizás la fantasía oculta de cualquier mujer con hijos y marido. Describe cómo la mujer, a pesar de haber conseguido muchos derechos , aún en el ámbito familiar queda mucho por hacer. No he podido parar de leer, he devorado el libro. Es una reflexión para aquellas mujeres que no delegan. Para mí ha sido una reflexión del NO A LAS SUPERWOMEN, NO deberíamos ser superwomen, pues si lo somos es pq algo no va bien.
M**H
Leaving your life to find yourself
I loved this book, there were parts that made me cry, laugh and make me think. I couldn't do what Maribeth did, but I can see it was right for her. The ending was unexpected, I'd have liked to have read more, but isn't that just like life?
T**S
Gayle Forman's Leave Me was very hard to put down
I enjoyed this book immensely. All of the characters were so interesting that I had a hard time putting Gayle Forman's book "Leave Me" down. Maribeth Klein was such an amazing character that got me so invested in what she was going to do next. Simply loved this book.
F**G
A really calm and at the same time intense sort of story-obsession
To me, this was a really moving and multilayered story. Sad, because it is about losing things and people (including oneself). And hopeful, because it is also about finding things and people again (again, including oneself). It's also about the complexity of all kinds of relationships and about misunderstandings. And it's about a lot more. It doesn't tell everything there would be to tell, but it tells so much. I really didn't want to lay it down once I started and I got very much hooked in a different way than I'm used to with books and stories. The main thing wasn't that it was so full of suspense and that I was so eager to find out what happens next (of course, that as well, but > ). Rather, I was really drawn into the emotions, thoughts and the journey of Maribeth. It was a really calm and at the same time intense sort of story-obsession, which I hadn't really felt before this way. And, as with every story, another piece making my horizon a little broader. Thank you for this!
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