Rush Home Road (Abridged) Audiobook

" Glad I read the book. It was hard to read at first because of the way the children were treated. As I got into the second half of the book, it was hard to put down. "

" After reading and enjoying The Girls by the same author, I was really looking forward to Rush Home Road. I didn't care for it as much as The Girls. I found the plot predictable and the characters too one-dimensional. However, the story kept my interest and I looked forward to reading it. "

" I can't say this was memorable. I read it for a Literature course in college and I think the professor just wanted to teach is because she was friends with the writer. "

" I absolutely love this heart-warming book. "

" One of the saddest books I've ever read, but very touching. "

" Probably up there with one of my all time favorite books. "

" Sweet story of a little girl and the woman who takes her in and loves her! "

" this is actually a 3.5. This book was very sweet and enjoyable to read but not that memorable. It would be the perfect book for vacation or summer reading. I liked it, just didn't love it. "

" Loved it, loved it, loved it. Couldn't put it down which was a total surprise to me. The summary sounded so depressing. "

" good story - well told "

" Lori Lansens is a truly wonderful storyteller. "

" Didn't ever want to put it down. I love Addy and Sharla. "

" Good, not great. I could pick it up randomly and still be familiar with the story, but I never sat down and couldn't put it down. "

" Absolutely a page-turner! Seems like I finished two books in one! Got teary-eyed in the end! :) "

" love it love it love it.. go get it.. read it! "

" Even during the Olympics, Rush Home Road could not be put down. And it is always nice to have a little cry in the end "

" great characters...interesting and worth a read. "

" Beautiful story...beautiful, heart-wrenching and heart-warming!! "

" One of my favourites of all time. "

" Couldn't...put ...this...down. Book jumps back & forth in time telling the life story of Addy Shadd. A woman who has had a full life & many loves, yet ends up alone in a trailor park. It takes a 6 yr old girl going thru some rough times of her own to bring Addy back home where she belongs. "

" Love it! Great read "

" Everyone should be so lucky to have an Addy Shadd in their lives, and gratefully five year old Sharla Cody does. Love, necessity and chance binds seventy year old Addy and five year old Sharla. Their journey together brings awe and wonder to the reader. "

" Very well developed characters that became friends. Touching story line and good subplot development...just enough twists to keep it a page turner. Well done. "

" Wow! It is hard to believe this is Lansens first book. I have read the Girls and Wife's Tale, but this is by far my favourite. You become very connected to the characters and are sad when it is finished. I will re-read this book someday, and I say that about very few books. "

" I didn't really like this book. I found it depressing and the ending was not very good . . . "

" Wow, this book was sad. Poor Addy just had tradegy after tradegy, so much death and sadness. Very well written. "

" I liked how the author used flashbacks to recount the Addy's life story. And how she linked them in the end. "

" I actually give this 3 1/2 stars. It is a good read, just got a little slow in the end. If it was just a bit shorter (to take out some unnecessary info) it could have been a five! "

" Touching story of unconditional love and the pain of poverty and race. "

" A compassionate story about a women who lost everything but had the courage to give a young girl a second chance she never had. "

" I liked that there were two stories going on at the same time. I liked that I couldn't predict how the stories were going to intersect until they actually did. I enjoyed this book, and would recommend it. "

" Great book. even better than "The Girls". Hope to read more of this author! "

" I'm generally powerless in the grip of a Lori Lansens book. Stayed up way too late the last two nights reading this. A lot of it is almost too freaking sad to even bear thinking about, but what a story, past and present. "

" I couldn't put this one down. A nice sad story with beautiful characters. "

" I loved this book! Addy Shadd was an amazing character, highly recommend to all my Goodreads friends. "

" Absolutely a page-turner! Seems like I finished two books in one! Got teary-eyed in the end! :) "

" Loved this book... wonderful story of redemption and resilience!!! Addy's story will stay with me... HIGHLY recommend!!! "

" Granted the Bookworms Anonymous Stamp of Approval, this multigenerational tale has the reader emotionally involved from page one. "

" I think this book was awesome. I read it about 3 times and each time it got to me like it was the first time I had read it. "

" What a wonderful story. Lansens weaves a beautiful tapestry of love and loss, sin and forgiveness, cruelty and kindness, and above all, redemption. The characters connected with me, the history of the place moved me, and the miracles within the story gave it depth and hope. "