Good Harbor (Abridged): A Novel Audiobook

" Ahhh Gloucester... And girls..l mean women...new friends and Jewishness and the search for meaning. "

" I have read other Anita Diamant books that were awesome, this one was a hard read! Very disappointed! "

" Two women make a connection and share their problems. "

" It is difficult for me to review this book; Diamant's The Red Tent is one of my favorites. This one paled in comparison. I don't know if this is because it's a much inferior piece of writing, or if my expectations were higher because of the previous work, or if I've come to expect more from a novel. Whichever, I would only recommend this book as "light" reading to women only, and only those who are looking to be entertained, but not "wow"ed. "

" I love, love, loved her first novel, The Red Tent, so I think my expectations were a bit unfair as I started this read.....it just didn't do it for me, like she took on too many issues facing middle aged educated married women in America. "

" It was an interesting read, definitely not her best. "

" Good story about women and friendship. Not as good as The Red Tent but worth the read. "

" Strong first half, faded fast. Too dang bad. "

" Great story about 2 best friends: Joyce and Katherine and their struggles with breast cancer, death of a 3-year-old child, marriage and children issues. "

" It was perfect timing to read this book in my life. Very very different than The Red Tent, but it's always fun to read a book about a place you know. "

" Explores friendship of 2 midlife women as life unfolds. Well done beach read. "

" Enjoyed this one-she is a wonderful author and you only have to skim over a touch of her work! "

" I enjoyed the pace of this book - it sort of meandered its way through the plot. There were a few cliches, but the characters were well-defined and very real. "

" Good read, but doesn't come even close to "The Red Tent." "

" Enjoyed this once i'd got past the beginning when I thought it was going to be like a Maeve Binchy "

" Great friendship story. "

" Great writing and quick read. I recognized lots of the places in the book which always makes it more enjoyable. This would make an excellent book club book for almost any women's book club. "

" A nice book about the importance of friends "

" yargh, loved Red Tent so much, this was so blah. Oh well. "

" Liked it overall, but at the end I wasn't attached to the characters. This is really a book that focuses on the relationships of the two main characters, so I expected that I would connect with them. Not so much. "

" I quite enjoyed this book. An easy read and interesting to witness the developing relationship between two women and how they rely on each other to cope with the challenges in their lives. "

" I was disappointed after reading the Red Tent. It didn't keep me interested, and I had some more disagreements that were depressing. "

" light and fun! I like her writing style. "

" I love, love, loved her first novel, The Red Tent, so I think my expectations were a bit unfair as I started this read.....it just didn't do it for me, like she took on too many issues facing middle aged educated married women in America. "

" Just a little story, not too cerebral or violent. Good "in between" book... "

" This book was fine for what it was a light story of friendship. However I enjoyed the Red Tent a great deal more. I thought this story just fizzled out and that annoyed me slightly! "

" Very short, sweet and touching but it lacked the depth of The Red Tent. I was hoping for a deeper, fuller and perhaps more intricate narrative of the friendship between the two women. "

" I enjoyed this story of a 55 year old with breast cancer and a 42 year old with a 12 year old daughter who become friends and weather their problems together. I'll try more by this author. "

" A bit predictably worthy in places - I'm not sure I was moved where I was supposed to be moved. "

" A quick easy read, but a real pleasure. The main charcters were well developed and easy to relate to. A story of friendship and womens lives that is both interesting and believable. "

" Not as good as The Red Tent, but still not horrible. "

" I loved this novel's understanding of middle-aged life: friendship and taking what comes with grace and strength. "

" I enjoyed the book. It reminded me of the importance of having good friends and making time for those one-on-one conversations. "

" ho hum compared to the red tent... "

" I really liked this book. It was hard to put down. This is the first Anita Diamant book I have read; I will be reading more of her books. "

" Felt it was trite and superficial. "

" Good story about the friendship that grows between two women as they walk along the harbor together, sharing their respective life stories and issues. "