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Still Waters

Jennifer Lauck

Paperback | Pages: 432 pages

Rating: 3.97 | 2216 Users | 188 Reviews

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Original Title:	Still Waters
ISBN:	0349115133 (ISBN13: 9780349115139)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Oregon Book Award Nominee for Nonfiction (Finalist) (2002)

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Separated from her brother Bryan, and passed from caretaker to caretaker, Jenny discovers - as she rebels her way through high school and into adulthood - that the past can never be truly locked away forever. She survived the stunning traumas of a lost childhood, but survival may not be a way of life. Now the secrets, lies and loneliness that once imprisoned her are brought into sharp focus, where an adult Jenny can make her peace at last. But one more mystery demands her attention: the quiet troubled soul of Bryan, who, lacking the inner strength of the survivor, chooses a sad and sorrowful destiny. And Jenny must dig deep to find the one bond that held them through the years, and the one reason any of us have for enduring: love.

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Title	:	Still Waters
Author	:	Jennifer Lauck
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 432 pages
Published	:	February 6th 2003 by Time Warner Books UK (first published 2002)
Categories	:	Autobiography. Memoir. Nonfiction. Biography. Biography Memoir

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Ratings: 3.97 From 2216 Users | 188 Reviews

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So nice to have more of a conclusion to her first book, Blackbird. There were so many loose ends at the end of Blackbird that I was depressed I wouldnt know what happened to her and her family. This sequel is definitely worth the read!

I liked the narrative style better in this memoir than in Blackbird, but I did not love this book. The first few chapters were a satisfying conclusion to Blackbird, but the second half of the book was unfocused and little was revealed. I thought the last chapter -- in which she investigates the last days of her brother's life -- was leading up to more of her own story, but it did not pan out. If I wrote my own story, it would probably sound pretty much like this, which is why, unless something

Interesting story but I didn't enjoy it as much as her first memoir, Blackbird. I read Blackbird several years ago and listened to Ms Lauck's interview on Oprah. At the time I was so excited to learn she was writing a sequel. Enjoyed the first part of Still Waters but it went on too long, too many details, covering too many years, including her adult life to the present. There is an entire section devoted to her brother Brian, which feels like a book within a book. At the end of book she goes

There is some sort of torture that we cast upon ourselves when we are the soul survivor of our family of origin. We say why am I the only one left standing? Why did everyone leave me? Your angry, hurt, scared, well your abandoned. You question everyone, you question why, you search for answer's everywhere and with everyone who may know one little morsel of information that may comfort you or give you an clue or answer to why your the only one left. In the end its is useless. All you know is it

Jennifer Laucks first book, Blackbird: A Childhood Lost and Found, was one of the most powerful books Ive ever read. So, at first, I remember being disappointed by this sequel because it just didnt live up to the first book. But, looking back, this is a worthy and enjoyable book in its own right. But, in my opinion, its imperative that Blackbird is read before this book.

I would give 4 stars to the first half of the book, if I had stopped there. Now that I see the author's review I understand how I felt about the second half.I have a weakness for what I call "Gritty Girl" characters. Their life sucks but they are happy anyway. They do exist. I thought that Jenny had a bit of gritty girl in her but then her poor attitude and coldness became tiring. I know this isn't fiction but I'm just saying...If the young Jenny is the subject of Blackbird I may like it.

I seldom if ever read memoirs but something about the story of Jennifer Lauck's life really touches me. The first, Blackbird, was a book which stayed with me long after I'd read it. I always meant to read book 2 and finally did so. In no way was I disappointed. A definite recommendation!