Islands

Following the lives of a close-knit group of friends as they move from middle to old age is highly appealing, and makes me wish I had a wonderfully supportive clique like this to grow old together with. Although full of death and loss, the story was beautfully tragic and quite life-affirming, however it was more sad than uplifting. Anne Rivers Siddons has a unique style of writing that is very enjoyable to read, no matter what story she is telling, and I have a special fondness for books set in the scenic Carolina low country!

When i meet anne Rivers siddons at the ritz in cleveland,ohio I was near 16 and i have read all her books and my mom and aunt took me to a meet and greetat the ritz for her book then "up island " I was on cloud nine to meet her .I didn't know what book to bring to have here sighn for me becaouse i loved them all so when i meet her and after the dinner I talked to here and asked if she would sighn other books of heres and she was more than happy to it was a bag full from the grocery store all 12 of her books and i think she was surpriced that i read tehm all at my age .Island was a great book and if you are readding this anne Can you sighn it for me ? when I read this book i thought of my past and how i met you and mary higins clark that day and how nice you were to me and we talked and you made me read tones of great books and i still am reading books and I also became great friends with another auther Fern Michales and she even deadicated a book to me .Kentucy heat. the scrubs are in everybiddy we all belong to some group of people that we all love to be with and when you read this book sometimes you will stop readingand think of your own groupe and smile and cry to be thankfule to belong to something important and speachial . Douglas Charles Girton

I've never written a review here however I need to say that I LOVE Miss Anne. I love this book. I love ALL of her books & every single one takes me to a different place within myself. She has the ability to show me, in living color, her imagination, her stories & it becomes real while I'm reading her work. Heck, I keep thinking about many of her books long after I've read them & reread them every few years. There are very few authors I'll buy hardback at full price, but she is so worth it. I'm actually scared about the day she retires & I won't get to see the world through her eyes anymore. She, Pat Conroy, Andrew Greeley, Chaim Potok, Alice Hoffman & in the past few years, Dorothea Benton Frank & Laurie King, are by far my Hardback paying, run to the bookstore, refusing to lend (but will buy for others of course because they HAVE to experience these journey's), compulsive rereading favorite authors that are still writing & feeding my addiction. (OK, Chaim Potok died, but I still reread his stuff & give it to people to read). Anyway, the woman can write. She rocks. It say's so on the T-shirt, don't ya'know?