The Rooms Are Filled: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (664 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1938314581 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 236 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Readers will root for these two as they navigate their new lives, as they attempt to change to become who they are.. The Rooms Are Filled is the moving, 1983 coming-of-age story of two outcasts brought together by circumstance: a Minnesota farm boy transplanted to suburban Chicago after his father dies, and his teacher, a closeted young woman starting over after a failed attempt to live openly
Jessica Null Vealitzek is a former reporter and political communications director. This is her first novel.. She was born and raised northwest of Chicago, where she now lives with her husband and two children
Heartfelt, Moving Debut Melissa As an admirer of the natural world and a fan of wildlife, this book resonated with me in so many ways. One word, mostly: wolves. I love wolves! And they played a key role in this novel (symbolically and through the memories of the young protagonist, Michael).Despite the trim size of this 236-page novel, it doesn’t shy away from tough, thought-provoking issues. The characters look around their suburban surroundings and notice: “And dotted throughout all these plats and sidewalks we. transcendent Dana Pomroy A beautiful and visceral expression of the dynamics of shame, guilt, and ultimately truth; essentially learning to live and be like the people we are on the inside, despite our fears. The authenticity in each character's thoughts transcends the pages. I felt like I was seeing a little piece of each of their souls when Vealitzek elegantly unveiled their emotions through endemic understandings of emotion, and all with seamless ease. These descriptions truly brought out the essence of each of th. You will fall in love with Michael. Mary A. Adler I loved this story. Jessica Vealitzek has written a beautiful tale that reveals the quiet devastation that can result from just one single death. Most poignant, to me, was the way Micheal's class reacted to him when he shared something he thought was wonderfully special about himself, and turned it into a torment for him. The characters were real and believable, and the threats to both Michael and his teacher, and their inability to protect themselves, were chillingly familiar to anyone who h
An ode to truth, the departed who are never truly gone, and the resilient human heart.”—Susan Henderson, author of Up from the Blue “As you read about the seemingly quiet, Midwestern lives of the people of The Rooms Are Filled, you will suddenly realize that you desperately want them to get everything they’re hoping for.”—John Warner, Chicago Tribune columnist and author of The Funny Man. You will too.”—Stephen Wetta, author of If Jack’s in Love“The Rooms Are Filled is a tender novel about the beauty and sadness of those simply learning to live out loud. &