Still Life with Bread Crumbs

Posted on 22 January 2019 by Anna Quindlen

Still Life with Bread Crumbs begins with an imagined gunshot and ends with a new tin roof Between the two is a wry and knowing portrait of Rebecca Winter, a photographer whose work made her an unlikely heroine for many women Her career is now descendent, her bank balance shaky, and she has fled the city for the middle of nowhere There she discovers, in a tree stand with a roofer named Jim Bates, that what she sees through a camera lens is not all there is to life Brilliantly written, powerfully observed, Still Life with Bread Crumbs is a deeply moving and often very funny story of unexpected love, and a stunningly crafted journey into the life of a woman, her heart, her mind, her days, as she discovers that life is a story with many levels, a story that is longer and exciting than she ever imagined. Download Still Life with Bread Crumbs – kino-fada.fr The entire novel has a beautifully understated feel about it so I will aim to be likewise here.Sometimes, when you finish a book, you just want to sit and hold it to keep hold of the feeling the book gave you for just a little longer This is one of those books Something special 5I admire Anna Quindlen and like her writing a great deal For that reason, I was anxious to read Bread Crumbs Sadly, while the book kept me engaged enough to care a bit about the characters and where they ended up, I found the story shallow and trite Anna s central character Rebecca Winter is an intelligent, accomplished and sophisticated professional photographer , albeit on the downside of a brilliant career and separated from her erudite and egotistical husband She also has a son and I admire Anna Quindlen and like her writing a great deal For that reason, I was anxious to read Bread Crumbs Sadl... She is a prisoner in the amber of her own past.Well, this is pure fluff.Which isn t bad, per say, but there s no substance here.It s about a 60 year old woman Rebecca who was a very successful photographer, but now she is poor Why is poor in quotes, Carmen Well, even though Rebecca goes on and on about her poverty in the novel, it seems as if she and I have different ideas of what constitutes poverty For instance, she lives in a beautiful, spacious Manhattan apartment She is forced She is a prisoner in the amber of her own past.Well, this is pure fluff.Which isn t bad, per say, but there s no substance here.It s about a 60 year old woman Rebecca who was a very successful photographer, but now she is poor Why is poor in quotes, Carmen Well, even though Rebecca goes on and on about her poverty in the novel, it seems as if she and I have different ideas of what constitutes poverty For instance, she lives in a beautiful, spacious Manhattan apartment She is forced ...Love stories can be tricky they can be too sappy and unbelievable or they can be overdrawn and melodramatic, but now and again they can be life affirming and heartwarming Anna Quindlens latest novel Still Life with Bread Crumbs falls firmly into the latter category Rebecca Winter is an unlikely protagonist for a love story A photographer, whose work once defined the feminist movement, is now sixty, divorced, and close to broke Her aging parents and her son have become somewhat of a Love stories can be tricky they can be too sappy and unbelievable or they can be overdrawn and melodramatic, but now and again they can be life affirming and heartwarming Anna Quindlen s latest novel Still Life with Bread Crumbs falls firmly into the latter category Rebecca Winter is an unlikely protagonist for a love story A photographer, whose work once defined the feminist movement, is now sixty, divorced, and close to broke Her aging parents and her son have become somewhat of a financial drain, and her career is all but dead Subleasing her pricey apartment in Manhattan she heads for a rundown cabin in the middle of nowhere in an attempt to save some money and hopefully recover something of h...First time I am seeing the cover and it is beautiful Rebecca Winter, aged sixty, a photographer how became very well known with a grouping of pictures that give the book its title She could be any woman or every woman, never expected to find herself trying to make ends meet, taking a less expensive cottage and renting out her expensive New York apartment Finding herself ,like so many of us at that age, sandwiched between two generations, that of her sons and her aged parents This is a quiet First time I am seeing the cover and it is beautiful Rebecca Winter, aged sixty, a photographer how became very well known with a grouping of pictures that give the book its title She could be any woman or every woman, never expected to find herself trying to make ends meet, taking a less expensive cottage and renting out her expensive New York apartment Finding herself ,like so many of us at that age, sandwiched between two generations, that of her sons and her aged parents This is a quiet and yet an empowering look at a woman who is now at the crossroads of her life Quindan has such a knack for relating the little details that make a life, the emotions that swirl beneath the surface of everyday thoughts and actions Made this character so easy for m...First I need to get this off my chest Reviewers, do not say that Rebecca, at 60, is past her prime I m 66 and just zeroing in on my prime Not acceptable jargon.OK, my exact rating would be 4.5 as I thought this was a wonderful, beautifully written gift of a story Rebecca Winters experiences life with the sort of acceptance that opens doors She takes the time to discover her still photos rather than staging them She doesn t seek but she finds She doesn t expect life to be a joyous First I need to get this off my chest Reviewers, do not say that Rebecca, at 60, is past her prime I m 66 and just zeroing in on my prime Not acceptable jargon.OK, my exact rating would be 4.5 as I thought this was a wonderful, beautifully written gift of a story Rebecca Winters experiences life with the sort of acceptance that opens doors She takes the time to discover her still photos rather than staging them She doesn t seek but she finds She doesn t expect life to be a joyous adventure but she opens her heart so that slivers can find their way in When a runaway dog finds her, she welcomes it without question When Jim Banks appears, she welcomes him but with questions and expectations that she needs to analyze When he first looked her in the eyes she could see the wear and tear of life You only... Still Life with Bread Crumbs has been called the literary equivalent of comfort food, but it just made me feel uncomfortable I really wanted to like this, since it is authored by Anna Quindlen and the premise sounded somewhat interesting after the story devolved into a vaguely creepy May December romance lacking Quindlen s usual gifted writing I was sadly disappointed I h...I am dismayed at some of the reviews I read of this book that derides it for being a comfortable read When did it become mandatory that novels be torturous and uncomfortable Sometimes a book can be a rich and satisfying meal instead of a bitter dose of medicine I thoroughly enjoyed this novel Rebecca, is a 60 year old photographer who has gained wealth and acclaim from an iconic series of photos Inflation and the vagaries of the art world have caught up with her and she has to downsize I am dismayed at some of the reviews I read of this book that derides it for being a comfortable read When did it become mandatory that novels be torturous and uncomfortable Sometimes a book can be a rich and satisfying meal instead of a bitter dose of medicine I thoroughly enjoyed this novel Reb...Oh, Anna What a disappointment.I hope I m not being overly hard on this book because I expectedfrom Anna Quindlen I liked her memoir and remember enjoying One True Thing, and was okay if not thrilled with some of her other fiction But she lost me with this one Still Life is definitely a good description of this book It certainly is still, with not much movement And it sa slice of life than an actual story There are two types of characters populating this novel There are Oh, Anna What a disappointment.I hope I m not being overly hard on this book because I expectedfrom Anna Quindlen I liked her memoir and remember enjoying One True Thing, and was okay if not thrilled with some of her other fiction But she lost me with this one Still Life is definitely a good description of this book It certainly is still, with not much movement An...I d rate this 4.5 stars.Lovely That s the word that kept coming to my mind as I read Anna Quindlen s latest novel, Still Life with Bread Crumbs It was just a lovely book, emotional, thought provoking, and really enjoyable.Rebecca Winter used to be something A once revered photographer whose iconic works were viewed as feminist statements, her photographs aren t selling well any, her agent is becoming increasinglyhostile toward her, and her bank balance keeps declining At 60 years I d rate this 4.5 stars.Lovely That s the word that kept coming to my mind as I read Anna Quindlen s latest novel, Still Life with Bread Crumbs It was just a lovely book, emotional, thought provoking, and really enjoyable.Rebecca Winter used to be something A once revered photographer whose iconic works were viewed as feminist statements, her photographs aren t selling well any, her agent is becoming increasinglyhostile toward her, and her bank balance keeps declining At 60 years old, when she receives a notable prize for her body of work, she realizes what this recognition means To Rebecca, it was now official she was done Yesterday s news In your heyday, you got attention in your senescence, prizes She flees her posh New York City apartment to live for a year in a cottage in the c...

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22 January 2019

Anna Quindlen