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Shelter Me
Shelter Me
Author: Juliette Fay
Four months after her husband's death, Janie LaMarche remains undone by grief and anger. Her mourning is disrupted, however, by the unexpected arrival of a builder with a contract to add a porch onto her house. Stunned, Janie realizes the porch was meant to be a surprise from her husband?now his last gift to her. — As she reluctantly allows const...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780061776731
ISBN-10: 0061776734
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 412
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 119 ratings
Publisher: Avon
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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FabN46 avatar reviewed Shelter Me on + 103 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 13
To me, a great book is when you can really connect with the characters in the story. When, as you read, you can literally feel their pain, their joy, and all the other deep emotions they experience.

Shelter Me is such a book. I knew by the second page that I was going to love this story about a young woman with two small children who recently became a widow. And I was right. This book had me laughing, crying, and celebrating every little 'Good thing' right along with the main character. I read this book as slowly as I could, because I didn't want it to end!
bellasgranny avatar reviewed Shelter Me on + 468 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 10
I thought that I was in for some chick lit fluff when I picked up this book. Boy, was I wrong. This is a wonderful book which I savored night after night. A terrific premise, richly drawn characters and fabulous writing. The scenes always felt real, never forced nor fake. I loved it and can't wait for her next effort.
cyndil62 avatar reviewed Shelter Me on + 30 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
The book progresses through the ups and downs of this year of recovery after the tragic death of her husband which leaves her alone with two small children. It ends with hope and the greatest quote; "We're all on loan. The only thing that makes sense is to be together." Definately recommend reading this book!
reviewed Shelter Me on + 330 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
Banking on the tried and true format of young mother with young children whose husband is killed and she must climb out of her depression with the help of family and oh, yeah, a hunky man all neatly wrapped up in the span of one year. Not to say that this is a bad book, but it's just been done before.

Four months after her husbands untimely death, a building contract shows up to build the dream porch that Janie LaMarche's husband had planned as a surprise, she decides to let Tug go ahead, why not, if she thinks of it as her husband's last gift to her then possibly she can find some peace in it.

Peace is what she needs especially when her family priest keeps making weekly visits and her overly obnoxious but loving aunt, keep trying to help. Help that is that she wishes had truly come from her own mother who seems to be only interested in her own life and spent a grand total of 7 days with Janie when her husband died.

With funny and bittersweet moments, this book tugs on all the right heartstrings.
reviewed Shelter Me on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
This book is a woman's journey through the first year after the sudden loss of her husband. At times it was raw and angry. Others you were cheering for her to get through. I liked it.
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reviewed Shelter Me on + 7 more book reviews
I enjoyed this book, although I did not love it. Once I got into it, I was interested and invested in the characters.

It's a little bit of a formula book - single woman, hunky man, they don't hit it off at first. The main character is recently widowed and the book chronicles her struggles to move on with her life and, of course, find love again.
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I found Shelter Me to be a page turner and a fine effort for an author's debut novel about grief, loneliness and learning to get over the anger that is part of grief. A young widow with small children to raise on her own is no easy task, and this book shows how one person accomplishes it along with trust, family and friends. Good character development and good writing. I hope to read more by Juliette Fay.
katiems98 avatar reviewed Shelter Me on + 35 more book reviews
I was not that impressed. Was an ok read...not fantastic. There were times my attention wandered and I found it hard to finish.
reviewed Shelter Me on + 628 more book reviews
An interesting plot but not that well written and it lumbered.
kdurham2813 avatar reviewed Shelter Me on + 753 more book reviews
An amazing read! I absolutely enjoyed and believed in each character. I feel as though each character could be walking the streets of our hometowns today.

I have lost some people in my life to the world beyond - and to hear from one woman's perspective her battle with grief was both heartbreaking and eye opening. I loved how her story felt real. I felt her ups and downs and believed that each moment could be happening to a widow at anytime. Without revealing the whole plot line, I appreciated her internal judgement and fear of how others would perceive her taking steps towards moving on from this tragedy.

A deep and thought provoking read that I would absolutely recommend.
mjalley avatar reviewed Shelter Me on + 6 more book reviews
I have to admit.. when I first started reading this book I thought the main person (Janie) was kinda annoying...she had all these people there for her and she was so mean and angry to them.. but as the book goes on she gets better. I love most of the main people in this book. I love how it ends!


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