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 enlarge | Author: Marisa De Los Santos
Publisher: William Morrow
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 4102
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1.6
ISBN: 0061240273
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780061240270
ASIN: 0061240273
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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 gorgeous April 28, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is lovely. Reading "Belong to Me" made me feel like faith, hope, and love might actually prevail. Marisa de los Santos has created a world where seemingly awful people can redeem themselves and generous, decent people, even though they might not get exactly what they want, have a chance to come close. Nothing that happens to Cornelia, Piper, Dev, or Lake is easy to face up to, but they're faithful to the people they love no matter what, and that makes them very real and very memorable. "Belong to Me" really does get at the heart of what it means for humans to belong to one another.
Fav book of the year so far April 24, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I enjoyed "Love Walked In", but I adored "Belong to Me". The characters were so digestible! Reading this book was like indulging in my favorite dessert - one with lots of layers. It is so great to come across a novel where the plot is different from all the cookie cutter ideas that are published these days. I hated for this book to end and I wanted to move into the neighborhood of these characters and get to know them further! Now I'm hoping the author will write a book about Cornelia's sister! This was simply a wonderful read.
Rich and Rewarding April 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Belong To Me" by Marisa de los Santos
Moving from the city to the suburbs shouldn't have come as big a shock to Cornelia Brown as it did. Making
friends in the suburb shouldn't have been so difficult, but then making new friends can be as daunting to
some, as scaling Mt Everest
This is a book about friendships, coping with loss, change. betrayals, transitions and learning how to
connect and re-connect with people. Some of these are very unlikely friendships,some are shifting, changing
and one friendship that surpasses all the tests and expectations that you can throw it. Meet Cornelia and
Teo, Lake and her son Dev, Piper and her husband Kyle and Elizabeth and her husband Tom.An unlikely group of
people, that under different circumstances, would never get to know each other.
This book is a beautifully written painting of words. At times ponderous, slow and wordy, but always
beautiful. The characters are richly drawn, passionate, quirky and as real as people in the suburbs can
get!I thoroughly enjoyed this book and am looking forward to reading the first one "Love Walked In" .
whoa...the sequel is better! April 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ok, not really a sequel but a continuation of the characters from this author's first novel, Love Walked In. I liked the characters even more in this book as they grew. I also probably related better to this book as it relates more to my life...suburban mom, husbands, chores, dealing with caddy women, raising a teen, etc, etc...
This is a story that will tug at your heartstrings. Again, some of the quotes the author uses with the main character Cornelia are among my favorites. This author is a wordsmith and has some profound messages throughout the book.
Truth, beauty and humor April 14, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I loved this book. It's a gorgeously written portrait of the extraordinary lives of women who might appear ordinary. You know these characters, you probably are one of these characters and by the time the book is over you will LOVE all of these characters even the ones that are deeply flawed. (Personally, while I enjoy Cornelia's voice, I fell hard for Piper. Oh and Dev, what I would give for my son to turn out like Dev. . .) Marisa de los Santos's skills as a poet are on full, rich display. Her senteces are sparkling gems of delight for the ear and the heart. Her plot moves effortlessly and swiftly and even as the story experiences true loss it is bouyed by new discoveries. If you ever wanted a smart, witty, deep and honest argument for the thriving life of the suburs, this is is.
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