Flight Lessons (Abridged) Audiobook

" This was supposed to be about the Eastern Shore. The mentions were gratuitous, at best. It was an ok book. I didn't really care much about any of the characters. "

" I loved this book. A story of the heart that covers truth, loyalty and love--the bonds that shape us all. "

" Sweet story that really hit home. Excellent writer, she has a wonderful voice. "

" * "Flight Lessons" by Patricia Gaffney, refers, I think, to Anna, simultaneously learning about birds and understanding her own reasons for always running away when feeling betrayed. I do not like Anna, snarky, superior, emotionally self-absorbed quitter, nor spending so much time in her anxiety-past-ridden head, and skipped pages until the end, where I understood the title. She left her father when she found him in bed with her aunt, years after her mother died. She left her boyfriend, in bed with another woman. She is invited home to run the family restaurant on the eastern US seafront by aforesaid aunt. She falls for a bird photographer, and tries to show him her love by reciting migratory facts. Family reconciliation parallels monogamous commitment. "

" Gaffney weaves rich detail into an interesting story about credible and lovable characters. It is a good candidate to be made into a chick flick. I especially appreciate the accurate description of life running an independent family restaurant. "

" I really liked the story, but didn't like the foul language she tended to use. Not sure if I'll read another one of hers. "

" Good beach-read. Strong woman character dealing with family issues and finds romance. "

" Family drama...you have to love that. "

" I've just discovered this author and she is a new favorite. Well written romance and family saga, she reminds me of Barbara Delinsky and others in that genre. Recommended. "

" Nothing profound here. The main character was annoying at best-- immature and irrational. This was a soap opera. I couldn't find any great life message or deep meaning. Nothing. Just a silly soap opera story. "

" A well-writen 'chick book' but with a main character so flawed that her acceptance by the others makes them less than believable. Still, for the genre, Gaffney does a good job on plot and setting. "

" Anna moves back home to help Rose with restaurant "

" I'm pretty sure this is the second time I've read this book. I really like Patricia Gaffney, I enjoyed two of her other novels too. A good light read - I read it in a day (but then, I was on a ship at sea, so I had nothing else to do) "

" Interesting insider restaurant/food backstory. Keith is listening to it in the car now. "

" I liked this book- about an estranged aunt and niece. It's a light, good read, but I would say this book is PG-13. It has some language and a scene or two. It has a darling ending. "

" i loved it and read it quickly-very true to life about running a restaurant and loved the emails back and forth in the book "

" Was not interesting enough for me. Took me forever to finish eading it. I guess it was ok but could had a little more excitment. "

" You can learn to love again no matter how old you are. "

" A cross between Joanna Trollope & Jodi Picoult - if that's possible? Good book, good style of writing "

" I enjoyed this book. It took you on a journey of one woman learning to see the truth beyond what she thought it was for many years. And her learning to forgive someone for something that they never did in the first place. "

" This was a good story about an aunt and her niece overcoming past hurts to build a new relationship while rebuilding the family restaurant. I enjoyed the book especially the setting of an Eastern shore town in Maryland. "

" I enjoyed this book. I listened to the Audio book. "

" Dull in places "

" I really didn't get "in" to this book until after about 200 pages or so. The main character is just so selfish that she irritated the heck out of me. The love stories were okay, but geeze, I didn't need that sex scene with the 60+ year olds! "

" This book was ok - a simple read, nothing too deep. Probably would have been a good "summer read." "

" Pretty good book. Not riveting but interesting enough to keep my attention. "

" A book on life lessons. "

" second novel that I have read by this author and I enjoyed it. Nice sympathbetic characters and a good storyline.Undemanding, but who wants to be challenged all the time? I liked it. "

" Gaffney weaves rich detail into an interesting story about credible and lovable characters. It is a good candidate to be made into a chick flick. I especially appreciate the accurate description of life running an independent family restaurant. "

" I liked this even though the beginning was a bit melodramatic and the end was quite predictable. "

" A cross between Joanna Trollope & Jodi Picoult - if that's possible? Good book, good style of writing "

" A well-writen 'chick book' but with a main character so flawed that her acceptance by the others makes them less than believable. Still, for the genre, Gaffney does a good job on plot and setting. "

" This was a good story about an aunt and her niece overcoming past hurts to build a new relationship while rebuilding the family restaurant. I enjoyed the book especially the setting of an Eastern shore town in Maryland. "

" Great story for summer read "

" More restaurants and food as sub-plots, but this story also includes birds! And a hunky, injury scarred guy who photographs, doctors, and rehabilitates them as he cautiously courts the girl. Nice plugs for Audubon and the Nature Conservancy, and neither is asking for a donation. "

" I really liked the story, but didn't like the foul language she tended to use. Not sure if I'll read another one of hers. "

" This book was ok - a simple read, nothing too deep. Probably would have been a good "summer read." "

" Anna moves back home to help Rose with restaurant "

" I really didn't get "in" to this book until after about 200 pages or so. The main character is just so selfish that she irritated the heck out of me. The love stories were okay, but geeze, I didn't need that sex scene with the 60+ year olds! "

" Interesting insider restaurant/food backstory. Keith is listening to it in the car now. "