I Stay Near You: One Story in Three

by M.E. Kerr

Book Overview

An ill-fated romance between a girl from the wrong side of the tracks and a boy from the richest family in a small upstate New York town has dire consequences for three generations. A gold ring,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152014209
• ISBN13: 9780152014209
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Harcourt Brace and Company
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.2" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

The Best Book in The World

The first time I read this book I could not put it down. I have read this book over and over again and it really touches your heart every time you read it. I suggest this book, or any other books by M. E. Kerr, to anyone who enjoys reading, or is just looking for something to personally relate to.

I Stay Near You

The book, I Stay Near You by M.E. Kerr is three books in one with a single connection; a ring inscribed with the words "I Stay Near You." The book is divided into generations. This is a complicated book with a complicated chain of events. A different family member tells each story at a different point of view about a love tangle. As the book continues through the generations, the connection of the ring becomes associated with the complications of main characters in search of their true love. This is a very unusual book in the way it is written. The different perspectives of the three individual stories result in some confusion concerning the connections. Despite the confusion however, this book is original in the way that there are hardly any other books like it, which makes it extremely hard to put down. It is very suspenseful in the way that the reader wants to know what the connections are between the three completely different stories of romance. The relationship between the ring and the three stories is not evident until all three stories are read, which makes this book a quick read. Overall, this book was very well written because of its uniqueness. Each character had similar situations with problems that can be related to real love tangles. This book was very engaging because it is full of suspense regarding the ring and the links of the generations. It is a book very worth reading because it is a quick read that is easily related to life. A variety of feelings are left with the reader at the book's end which creates an unforgettable book.

Good Book

I read this book for a class assignment (I'm in the 9th grade). I didn't really look at the cover and see what it was about. I probably haven't read a book in about a year (besides the ones in school). Books don't interest me at all, so if I get a book, I usually read it in like 2 weeks, but I read this book in just one day. It might not have been all that suspenseful, but it made me want to turn the page and fight out what happened to all the characters. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a good book, but I must warn you, once you read it, you won't put it down. The plot is first a little confusing, but keep reading, and it untangles into a love story.

The BEST book I have EVER read!!!!!!

I saw this book in the library and it really compelled me to read it. I love the type of story that follows something like the ring to different stories. I could not stop reading this book!! I read it in 3 days what normally takes me 2 weeks!!! I told all my friends about it and they read it too!! This book really opened my eyes to what M.E. Kerr has written and since then I have read several other books by her. You MUST read this book if you like that kind of story!

An Incredible Book!

I picked up"I Stay Near You" last night at a bookstore....and started to read it at about 11:30 p.m. I stayed up until 1 o'clock in order to finish the section set in the forties...and then first thing this morning, I picked it up and read it until the end. It's been 15 minutes since I finished it and I already want to read it again! Definitely recommended!