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Title: Songs in Ordinary Time
Review: I find myself joining the horde of readers following Oprah's recommendations [I just loved Stones From The River].Songs in Ordinary Time drew me in to the Fermoyle family saga and their quest for an identity they could triumph over, and then it left me flat with its unclimactic ending. I don't expect every book to discard the black cloud of despair and reveal a glimmer of hope at its conclusion, but for me Ms. Morris built a staircase of hope, false as it might have been and stunted me with the reality that not all things in life are stitched at the seams with a silver lining. I personally am not used to books leaving me feeling empty and sad, though I now realize this was Ms. Morris' subliminal intention [thanks to Cardinal15's astute review].
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