I read this book. I read it a LONG time ego. So long that I can't quite remember all the end details. It's playing every evening at 5 on Book Radio on Sirius. I can't catch it every day, but I still enjoy the little excerpts I get. I decided to blog about it because of this line I heard yesterday, that I love soooo much, that I think I want on my tombstone:
"I'll come back as a breeze. You will feel me on your face, and you will know that I'm still listening. So you can still talk to me. I want you to talk to me."
I think it's beautiful, and sweet.
I just googled the audiobook so I can put a face to the voice I've been listening to--it's Blythe Danner! I KNEW it! I didn't remember her name, or what movies I'd seen her in, but I was totally seeing her face as I listened.
Today I had another sweet moment while listening, and this may be a bit of a spoiler if you're retarded--Ann get's a call from Ruth's brother, telling her of Ruth's passing. Ann says thank you, and hangs up. She is halfway through dialing another number before she realizes who she is calling. She is calling Ruth. To inform her of her death! The emotion that Blythe puts into that passage makes you want to shake your head in chagrin along with Ann at Ann's mistake, while at the same time you are holding back tears, also like Ann. I sat at the end of my driveway, having just pulled in before the phone call, for a good minute, just caught up in the story and the emotion.
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