Sitting Practice

by Caroline Adderson

Book Overview

It only takes a moment for your life to be changed forever--as the characters of this darkly comic novel discover early on. The fateful moment for the newlyweds Ross and Iliana comes with the freak... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590307038
• ISBN13: 9781590307038
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Trumpeter
• Length: 329 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Colorful characters

I loved all the characters in this novel, the story of the pressures on a young marriage when a car accident leads to the wife's "sitting" in a wheelchair after a spinal injury causes permanent damage. How she and her husband come to terms with this situation is the crux of the novel. The writing is wonderful; the conversations always perfect. There is wit and I really found no pathos considering the situation. Iliana, the wife, is one tough cookie. The author gave her the perfect background and occupation for us to believe in her. I only took away 1 star because of the plot which was a little on the time-worn, thin side.

A lovely book

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's the story of a woman who is confined to a wheelchair because of a car accident. The book follows her and her husband as they try to rebuild their lives and relationship after the accident. Some authors would take a plot like that and turn it into a sappy, sentimental story. This author resists that temptation. The characters are real and make realistic choices and mistakes. I laughed out loud at some parts, cried at others, and was sorry to reach the end. It's a wonderful, well-written story.