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Title: Pears on a Willow Tree by Leslie Pietrzyk ISBN: 0-380-79910-3 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 06 July, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.68 (22 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This one is highly recommended!
Comment: I just finished reading Pears on a Willow Tree, and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys good literature that's fun to read. Pears on a Willow Tree is about four generations of Polish American women, but it's not just about being polish or being a woman. It's about life, the American experience, and the importance of lasting cultural traditions.
The book opens with one of the characters remembering an earlier time when her grandfather photographed her with her mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. From there, each subsequent chapter itself is snapshot of family history from the intimate perspectives of each character. I was pleasantly surprised with this unique organizational style. Its creativity kept my interest to the very end.
Ms. Pietrzyk gently guides the reader through a narrative that addresses the challenges that life has in store for us all: growing up, getting old, and dealing with the loss of a loved one. This novel reminded me about what's really important in life.
I think this book is well worth the time, and it may one day take its place as a classic in American literature.
Rating: 5
Summary: A moving and well written story of family and tradition.
Comment: I was very impressed with Leslie Pietrzyk's Pears On A Willow Tree. It is a story of several generations of women from a Polish-Ameican family but it could just as well have been about people from almost any immigrant culture. The book is well written, well paced, and a joy to read. I read it in two evenings because I wanted to see how things turned out. Ms. Pietrzyk has a very good sense of dialouge and an economical style that adds to the enjoyment of the book. The characters and their relationships are real and well developed. Almost everyone I have talked to who has read the book said that they were reminded of their own family experiences. In that sense Ms. Pietrzyk has capture something universal. I hesitate to say more because I don't want to give away any of the story. Buy the book. You won't be disappointed.
Rating: 4
Summary: An Unexpected Gem
Comment: I stumbled upon this book doing a search in Amazon.com. It covers multi-generational ties and conflicts of mothers and daughters, Polish-American culture, and the changes throughout the generations. It was a delight to read and I've passed it along to my daughter to read. I'm sure she'll find much to compare with her 3rd generation Polish-American experience. Well done, Leslie Pietrzyk. Keep them coming.
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Title: Push Not the River by James Conroyd Martin ISBN: 0312311508 Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Dancing With Dziadziu by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Annika Nelson ISBN: 0152006753 Publisher: Harcourt Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Clarinet Polka: A Novel by Keith Maillard ISBN: 0312308892 Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Pub. Date: 13 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Gloria : A Novel by Keith Maillard ISBN: 0060935979 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 04 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Old Polish Traditions in the Kitchen and at the Table (Hippocrene International Cookbook Series) by Maria Lemnis, Henryk Vitry, Davidovic Mladen ISBN: 0781804884 Publisher: Hippocrene Books Pub. Date: July, 1996 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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