Fran Kimmel
Autore di No Good Asking
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Wassilissa | 1 altra recensione | Feb 15, 2024 | Der ehemalige Polizist Eric Nyland ist mit seinem Auto unterwegs, als er ein Mädchen entdeckt, das alleine und gar nicht passend fü5r das Wetter angezogen ist. Kurzerhand nimmt er sie mit nach Hause. Seine Frau Ellie ist nicht besonders begeistert darüber, weil sie schon genug eigener Probleme haben. Die Stimmung ist also nicht besonders gut. Doch mit Hannah beginnt sich etwas zu verändern. Zunächst ist es fast nicht zu spüren, doch mit Hannah wächst die Familie wieder zusammen.
Mir hat diese Geschichte, die aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven erzählt wird, sehr gut gefallen. Der Schreibstil ist wirklich sehr schön zu lesen. Der harte Winter in Kanada ist gut dargestellt und die Charaktere sind lebendig und authentisch.
Die Nylands haben es nicht leicht und das macht sich an der allgemeinen Stimmung innerhalb der Familie bemerkbar. Sie sind in Eric elterliches haus gezogen. Mit den Söhnen Danny und Sammy ist es nicht leicht und Erics Vater ist dement. Ellie ist mit allem überfordert. Natürlich kann sie sich nicht dafür erwärmen, ein fremdes Kind aufzunehmen, das seine Mutter verloren hat und nun alleine dasteht. Umso schöner ist es, dass Eric trotzdem nicht weggesehen hat. Man kann sich in jede Person gut hineinversetzen. Jeder hat seine Probleme, die er mit sich ausmachen will, um niemanden zu belasten. Doch gemeinsam ist das alles viel leichter zu tragen, aber diese Einsicht müssen sie erst gewinnen.
Die Geschichte ist sehr emotional und sie hat mich wirklich berührt.… (altro)
Mir hat diese Geschichte, die aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven erzählt wird, sehr gut gefallen. Der Schreibstil ist wirklich sehr schön zu lesen. Der harte Winter in Kanada ist gut dargestellt und die Charaktere sind lebendig und authentisch.
Die Nylands haben es nicht leicht und das macht sich an der allgemeinen Stimmung innerhalb der Familie bemerkbar. Sie sind in Eric elterliches haus gezogen. Mit den Söhnen Danny und Sammy ist es nicht leicht und Erics Vater ist dement. Ellie ist mit allem überfordert. Natürlich kann sie sich nicht dafür erwärmen, ein fremdes Kind aufzunehmen, das seine Mutter verloren hat und nun alleine dasteht. Umso schöner ist es, dass Eric trotzdem nicht weggesehen hat. Man kann sich in jede Person gut hineinversetzen. Jeder hat seine Probleme, die er mit sich ausmachen will, um niemanden zu belasten. Doch gemeinsam ist das alles viel leichter zu tragen, aber diese Einsicht müssen sie erst gewinnen.
Die Geschichte ist sehr emotional und sie hat mich wirklich berührt.… (altro)
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buecherwurm1310 | 1 altra recensione | Dec 25, 2020 | Pleasant to read but TOO neatly tied up in a bow at the end. I've also found it forgettable
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ParadisePorch | 2 altre recensioni | Jan 15, 2019 | Fran Kimmel's latest novel, No Good Asking, is set during the week leading up to Christmas Day. The time frame - and the message - were perfect for December reading.
Retired RCMP Sergeant Eric Nyland and his family have moved back to his childhood home at his wife Ellie's instigation. This way, they can look after Walter - Eric's father who has dementia. And she feels it's a better place for their autistic son Sammy. Teenaged Daniel is not so sure about the move. But things have not gone as Ellie had envisioned - the marriage is limping along and the relocation hasn't accomplished what she envisioned. In her mind, having a perfect family Christmas is another chance to bring change.
But a 'perfect' Christmas is not in the cards. Eric rescues an eleven year old girl named Hannah from the drunken neighbour across the road. She's lived there a year and Eric had no idea there was a child in the house. With his background, Social Services asks the Nylands to keep her until a suitable foster family is found.
Kimmel's characterizations had my emotions running the gamut. I liked Eric - his sense of right and wrong and appreciated his attempts to 'fix' his marriage. Daniel's portrayal of a impulsive teen finding his own way in a new setting is well done. Sammy and his autistic behavior is spot on. As is Walter, with his mind everywhere but the present, unable to keep a firm grasp on the here and now. His dead wife Myrtle stills wield an influence over Ellie as there are traces and memories of her throughout the home. Ellie. Ellie was the most complicated and difficult character for me. I felt sympathy for her in the beginning as we learn a bit more about her marriage and history with Eric. But her present day behaviour - sharp, biting, dismissive and downright cruel had me turning against her. The cruelty is directed towards Hannah and that only exacerbated my feelings about Ellie. Hannah is a wounded child, desperately trying to blend into the woodwork and stay out of the way, avoiding angering anyone. But, she is the character who ends up making the most difference in this fractured family. How? You'll have to read the book to find out.
Kimmel's writing felt so very real in both characters and situations. And I did break my own rule at one point - I just couldn't wait and flipped forward to see if a situation turned out the way I needed it to. (It did, thank goodness) Kimmel deftly explores family, love, loss, hope, redemption and more in No Good Asking. This was an unexpected gem of read for me.… (altro)
Retired RCMP Sergeant Eric Nyland and his family have moved back to his childhood home at his wife Ellie's instigation. This way, they can look after Walter - Eric's father who has dementia. And she feels it's a better place for their autistic son Sammy. Teenaged Daniel is not so sure about the move. But things have not gone as Ellie had envisioned - the marriage is limping along and the relocation hasn't accomplished what she envisioned. In her mind, having a perfect family Christmas is another chance to bring change.
But a 'perfect' Christmas is not in the cards. Eric rescues an eleven year old girl named Hannah from the drunken neighbour across the road. She's lived there a year and Eric had no idea there was a child in the house. With his background, Social Services asks the Nylands to keep her until a suitable foster family is found.
Kimmel's characterizations had my emotions running the gamut. I liked Eric - his sense of right and wrong and appreciated his attempts to 'fix' his marriage. Daniel's portrayal of a impulsive teen finding his own way in a new setting is well done. Sammy and his autistic behavior is spot on. As is Walter, with his mind everywhere but the present, unable to keep a firm grasp on the here and now. His dead wife Myrtle stills wield an influence over Ellie as there are traces and memories of her throughout the home. Ellie. Ellie was the most complicated and difficult character for me. I felt sympathy for her in the beginning as we learn a bit more about her marriage and history with Eric. But her present day behaviour - sharp, biting, dismissive and downright cruel had me turning against her. The cruelty is directed towards Hannah and that only exacerbated my feelings about Ellie. Hannah is a wounded child, desperately trying to blend into the woodwork and stay out of the way, avoiding angering anyone. But, she is the character who ends up making the most difference in this fractured family. How? You'll have to read the book to find out.
Kimmel's writing felt so very real in both characters and situations. And I did break my own rule at one point - I just couldn't wait and flipped forward to see if a situation turned out the way I needed it to. (It did, thank goodness) Kimmel deftly explores family, love, loss, hope, redemption and more in No Good Asking. This was an unexpected gem of read for me.… (altro)
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Twink | 2 altre recensioni | Dec 11, 2018 | Premi e riconoscimenti
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Ich mochte das Buch sehr, weil es anrühernd und hoffnungsvoll ist. Ich fand es streckenweise auch sehr lustig, wenn etwa Walter Hannah immer für eine Pflegekraft hält. Manchmal reicht es den eigenen Standpunkt etwas zu verschieben und neue Perspektiven zu gewinnen.… (altro)