Morningside Heights

#12BooksOf2022 @Andrew65 - March
I remember listening to this audio straight through in a day. It‘s the story of Pru & Spence - their courtship & marriage and then the rhythms and beats of life. A quiet heartfelt novel that left me in tears. This probably should have made my #Top22Of22

Andrew65 Sounds brilliant. Stacked. 2y

julieclair Ditto what @Andrew65 said! 2y

Cinfhen This book definitely deserves more recognition @Andrew65 @julieclair 2y

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julieclair I agree. I had never heard of it until your post. 2y

Andrew65 @julieclair Neither had I. 2y

TrishB Really expensive here again 😁but may have brought a good as new hardback…very cheaply! 2y

Cinfhen Woohoo 🙌🏻 yay @TrishB 😁 2y

Megabooks I almost got this in the audible sale. 2y

Cinfhen Audio was outstanding @Megabooks - might be worth rethinking 😉 2y

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SweetP1967

Morningside Heights | Joshua Henkin

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A beautiful story about a quotidian experience that is painful but happening every day.

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Cinfhen

Morningside Heights | Joshua Henkin

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I won‘t pretend this book is anything original or earth shattering BUT I LOVED it 🥰 #AllTheFeels for the NYC setting and the courtship & marriage of Pru & Spence. This story felt personal and believable and I found myself tearing up by the end.

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Cinfhen

Morningside Heights | Joshua Henkin

Like manna from heaven this book dropped into my life bringing me joy & contentment. Im LOVING this story of a family facing life changes. I don‘t know the author personally but he went to HS with a few of my friends. Audio narration is fantastic. #AudioPacking 🎧 🧳 😃♥️

squirrelbrain Sounds great - stacked. And, bon voyage! 3y

Cinfhen Thanks so much @squirrelbrain 💕💕not sure when U leave for your camping trip…BTW: This book is full of NYC nostalgia 🗽🚧🚖 3y

squirrelbrain Hopefully next week, Cindy, if the weather looks OK. I thought that the book would be NYC-rich, hence why I stacked it! 3y

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BkClubCare Whoa! When I first saw this post, I thought I had met this author. But no, only virtually. I had reviewed his book Matrimony on my blog in 2008 (😳?!) and he had left a nice reply. Stacked. 3y

BarbaraBB Have a safe flight Cindy! We‘ll keep I‘m touch ❤️ 3y

Cinfhen Oh wow @BkClubCare 2008! Do you still keep a blog?? Apparently this author is a genuinely nice guy. He was a grade ahead of a few of my friends who went to a small Jewish HS in NYC. Have fun @squirrelbrain can‘t wait to hear how Henry manages!! I‘m sure he‘ll love it. Thanks @BarbaraBB 💕💕💕 3y

BkClubCare @Cinfhen - yes, I have reviewed my books since ~2007 🥴 Caresbooksandpie.com 📚HAVE a GREAT TRIP 3y

Cinfhen Thanks for sharing your link @BkClubCare I read your delicious (😜) pie ratings for the #TOB list 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3y

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MelissaSue81

Morningside Heights | Joshua Henkin

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Originally got this as an #ARC from #netgalley. It sounded like a book that was right up my alley. Family drama over decades with evolving parent child relationships. I was pretty disappointed. There were some great opportunities here to explore the dynamics of this family but too many side plots and characters and it just didn‘t work for me. nothing really happened, nor did the characters change significantly from start to finish. dull. ⭐️⭐️

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Cathyloves2read

Morningside Heights | Joshua Henkin

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I flew through this book in record time. I honestly don‘t know why I found it so good, but I did. It was really just about an ordinary family living a semi-ordinary life. Throw in a little Alzheimer‘s (which really sucks), a bit of family disfunction, and you end up with a wonderful story. It was heartfelt. Thank you, Goodreads, for the ARC!

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FelinesAndFelonies

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This book has not been hyped enough. It was a beautiful story. There were some definite Clare Fuller vibes in this novel. Henkin did a masterful job exploring complicated relationships & addressing how love changes between people over a lifetime. I love novels that make me cry & this one did. A beautiful story that follows the evolution of a family over a lifespan. ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫

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Lauren.Archer

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Pru meets Spence while in his class at Columbia University. They get married and have the idyllic family. 30 years later, at the prime of their lives, something is very wrong with Spence and very quickly all of their lives change. Told from Pru their daughter Sara and Spence‘s son Arlo, Henkin gives a very realistic view of a families that is struggling, interspersed with memories of their lives through the 30 years.

EvieBee Read your review, checked the library, got the audiobook downloaded now. Thank you! 3y

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nitalibrarian

Morningside Heights | Joshua Henkin

I'm working my first Saturday since April 2020. We started weekend hours this month. I'm cataloging and thought the dust cover for this book was upside-down, but discovered the pages inside were put in upside-down and the end of the book is at the front. I don't need to send it back though, since the dust cover will cover up the fact that spine is now upside-down.

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