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Title: Heartwarming and honest
Review: While I cried a few tears, this is not a sad book. The plot is that of a 51-year-old never married and socially isolated nurse, who finds love with a terminally ill patient, who is coincidentally a former classmate - the high school heart throb she could never have back when. I give this story high marks for bordering on sentimentality but remaining honest. There is also a nice balance struck between sadness and humor. I know people who are just like the nurse in this story. She is valiant but not perfect, in other words, the way humans are supposed to be. I especially liked the relationship with her potential rival, and how two mature women put their own self interest and their past behind them to focus on the needs of their ill friend. A fine lesson about love, friendship, and coming to terms with death.
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