Thorndike Press Large Print Peer Picks: Juliet in August (Hardcover)

from lmikkel

Beautifully written. A wonderful book full of carefully delineated characters. The joy of this book is that the characters are all just ordinary people who are rendered into involving portraits that remind us that no one is really ordinary. Warren's prose is so involving and so evocative the whol...

from Twink

Often I will sit and peruse the cover of a book before opening it and starting to read, wondering what connection the cover has to the story inside. I love the feel of diners and those postcards promised a good story.... Cool Water takes place in tiny Juliet, Saskatchewan over the course of two d...

from brenzi

Dianne Warren won Canada's prestigious Governor General's Award in 2010 for Juliet in August (its title at that time was Cool Water) and has now made her American debut and an impressive debut it is. Juliet, Saskatchewan is a small (pop. 1,011), nondescript town on the edge of the Little Snake sa...

from Romonko

This book is mesmerizing. At first glance it seems so simple, but as you get further in, you realize how complex these characters are. And yes, this book is about the characters. The time frame for the book is about 24 hours, and it takes place in a sleepy little town called Juliet which is smack...

from Cecilturtle

It's not often one picks up a book on a whim and comes out absolutely mesmerized. Yet, this is exactly what this book did for me: the incredible ability for Warren to pinpoint the details that make the characters come alive, the weaving of characters in and out of the book which gives it a movie-...