This Is All : The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn

from QueenAlyss

This is All is one of my all time favorites! It is a pillow book (collection of thoughts, poems, anything wanted to put in it) about a teenage girl, Cordelia Kenn, as she grows up and learns to deal with her life and who she wants to be. I cannot explain how in so many ways this book affected my ...

from thebacklistbook

I read this while still in high school and it had a profound effect to make me realize that anyone at any age can suddenly drop dead. This really helped me to realize that I need to treasure my time on earth ,as well as that of those I love.

from readerspeak

[sigh] I can't begin to do this book justice with a few sentences. I was immersed for a month in Cordelia's world and loved every minute of it. The detailed imagery was so vibrant that months later, scenes from the novel are still with me. The front cover flap tells us it's not for "younger reade...

from lucylu999

I stumbled upon this book in the local library, and can honestly say it altered my life. The story is set into a series of "Pillow Books" inspired by the japanese tradition of notebook formatting. Each pillow book represents a different chapter of the narrator's life, and has been written for Cor...

from lucylu999

I stumbled upon this book in the local library, and can honestly say it altered my life. The story is set into a series of "Pillow Books" inspired by the japanese tradition of notebook formatting. Each pillow book represents a different chapter of the narrator's life, and has been written for Cor...