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Age of Adeline - My mother-in-law Rita and I loved this movie. We saw it last weekend when we were in California for Peter's first college Conference meet. The first thing we loved about it is that it's a new story, and from there we loved it because it's a good story. Adeline is permanently young, and although it sounds like that would be an amazing thing, it's a life fraught with pitfalls and pain. The previews will give you just enough of the story for you to decide whether you would enjoy it as much as we did.
Life After Life by Jill McCorkle - It turns out that there are two Life After Life novels. I previously reviewed the British one which I found to be long and annoying. This one is much better, but not the best. Its chapters follow the lives of a group of characters who are all in some way connected to a retirement home in the south. Interspersed with their stories are the stories of people who have passed away in the company of a hospice worker, Joanna, who may or may not be the main character. I started it at home, then read it rather slowly on a trip and finished it up at home almost two weeks later. For me at least, not a page turner. But - if you're going to read a novel called Life After Life, choose this one.
