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Edition:	New
Number of Pages:	352
Category:	Paperback
Number of Items:	1
ISBN:	1434764974
Label/Manufacturer:	David C. Cook

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Once upon a time in the little town on the Oregon coast, there were four Lindas—all in the same first-grade classroom. So they decided to go by their middle names. And form a club. And be friends forever. But that was 47 years and four lives ago. Now a class reunion has brought them all—the New York lawyer, the empty nester, the frustrated artist, and the aging starlet—together again in their old hometown, at a crossroads in their lives. They’re about to explore the invigorating reality that even the most eventful life has second acts…and there’s no statute of limitations on friendship.

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on 2010-09-02

As young as we feel will speak to those of us that can identify with the four Linda's that were childhood friends. The book places them at their high school reunion many years later. The four Lindas have not kept up with each other over the years and have had very diverse lives. Coming back together in their small towns makes them re-evaluate their lives and what they want to do with the coming years. It is a little slow and predictable but is easy to read and if you are of a certain age you certainly can identify with the characters.

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on 2010-07-16

Honestly, "bloody awful" is about all I have to say about it. The writing is bad, the characters were stiff and dull, and any so-called "problems" were so easily solved as to be ... not exactly problems. Just awful.

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on 2010-07-14

This is the story of friendships rekindled at a high school reunion. The book was not terrible but was slow and the story needed more development as it was a bit predictable. The storyline was more of a "Lifetime" movie plot, and might find an audience among baby-boomer women who identify with the characters. I never felt connected to any of the characters in the book. It was an easy read, so for those who prefer an uncomplicated plot...this might be a winner.

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on 2010-05-09

Almost fifty years ago, four Linda's were placed in the same first grade class. The four forged an instant bond, formed a Linda club, and to avoid confusion decided to go by their middle names.

Now, they are reunited at a class reunion, when sadly, one of their classmates drop dead. The four Linda's spend the weekend together, but all four are now totally different. Janie is a lawyer in New York, trying to decide what to do with her mother's estate. Abby is a lonely housewife in a lovely empty nest. Marley is struggling to find herself after her divorce, and Caroline's mother has dementia.

Can the four Linda's recapture their childhood friendship, and will it last after the reunion?

Melody Carlson is a very prolific author who writes in multiple genres with ease. AS YOUNG AS WE FEEL is the story of four different women, each of them having their own point of view chapters so the reader will be able to identify with at least one of them, and maybe parts of all four.

I found the story a bit slow, and not up to Ms. Carlson's usual standards, but it did read well. The story is character driven, and so the characters do have to be well developed and realistic. In the Afterwords section of the book you will find discussion questions and a preview of the next book in The Four Linda's series, Hometown Ties.

Rated

on 2010-05-04

While this story is a little out of my era and I couldn't really connect with the characters on an intimate level (they are twenty years older than me), I could certainly relate to the idea of having made friends in first grade that I'd lost touch with over the years and then re-connected with (my best friend and I met on the first day of first grade and have been best friends ever since!). I thought the ending was a bit too perfect and I was surprised that this was considered Christian fiction as not much was mentioned about God or religion in general.

Overall, I enjoyed the story and will likely read the next book in the series, Hometown Ties, when it is released in September.

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