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Dec 09, 2022MBCoonan rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Wow! As I review the list of library books I’ve read, I don’t remember this one at all! Nothing about it, so how could I have ever offered a rating?
Feb 11, 2021fredlichty rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I had a hard time getting started, but I’m glad I stayed with it. Beautiful story.
Aug 27, 2020writermala rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
When I read an Anna Quindlen book I don't just think the characters are great, I move in right with them and experience everything they do - their joy, their sorrow, their heartache.... Miller's Valley was no different. Mimi Miller tells…
Nov 09, 2019firefly5 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I loved this book. I could hear, feel and see the characters! The story is so well told and reading it, I felt as though I was there with the people. This story is told in the first person by the youngest daughter of the Miller family. …
Mar 23, 2018firebird770 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Enjoyed this book because it was spoken in the first person, that of a woman who is probably now in her 70's remembering her childhood and growing up years in a place that no longer exists and that was flooded for a dam. Her vivid…
Dec 15, 2017rodraglin rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Miller's Valley entertaining and satisfying despite the incongruity of the ending Mary Margaret Miller is a young girl growing up on a farm in Miller's Valley, a small community in rural America in the 1960's. There's nothing…
Nov 13, 2017EscapesToBooks rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I have always loved Anna Quindlen and she did not disappoint with Miller's Valley. The characters were real, the sense of place was appealing and the story was engaging. Though the community is threatened, the overall tone is hopeful and…
Jul 10, 2017okbookgirl rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I have always admired Quindlen's writing, especially her early work in journalism. Some of her novels speak to me more than others, but never are they a disappointment. "Miller's Valley" moves very slowly at first, but had my full…
May 25, 2017readerpat rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I loved this book. Very interesting story about the government wanting to flood a valley which will cover up the whole town of Millers Valley. Good ending.
May 04, 2017samdog123 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Sometimes a place defines who you are as a person. Miller's Valley does that for our main character Mimi Miller. Mimi grows up in Miller's Valley, which is doomed to become a reservoir through relentless government planning. It's a rare…
Apr 24, 2017cherymcginness rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Millers Valley, government wants to build a dam for flood control. Lake will cover the whole valley. Very detailed story about the Miller family.
Mar 17, 2017Katherine_A rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is the first title I have read by Anna Quindlin. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The characters were well developed and believable. I liked how the story was told by Mimi, starting out as a young person and growing into an adult. The…
Dec 09, 2016EmilyEm rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Mimi Miller will be the last Miller to live in Miller’s Valley. Readers will hear Mimi tell her story beginning in the 1960s to the current time. It’s a coming- of age story, but also a story of a place. Miller’s Valley is slated to become…
Aug 26, 2016
Very disappointing from Quindlen. Very very ordinary.
Aug 16, 2016
Wonderful read. Couldn't put it down.
Aug 16, 2016
Nothing much happens in this book except for life. Real life lived in a fully realized town. And a wonderful ending helps to overcome the somewhat predictable middle. Liked a lot.
Jul 30, 2016annphi rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Anna Quindlen has that special touch that makes the reader feel as though they are a member of the family. I enjoy her style that is heart warming and uncomplicated. The endings are always a bit bitter sweet but befitting the story. She is…
Jul 23, 2016smc01 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A wonderful story about the meaning of home and the ties that bind us to our family. Mimi Miller is a character I won't forget. I loved her voice and her story. Highly recommended for book clubs. I agree with another reviewer who said she…
Jul 02, 2016becker rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is well written family fiction with a relaxed pace and a nice story. I loved the ending which I found very satisfying. It brought a great deal of closure and left you feeling reflective.
Jun 14, 2016
Part coming of age story, part family drama, this book was hard to put down. It's one of those stories that you wished never had to end, and you are left wondering what became of those people?
May 22, 2016ehbooklover rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I was drawn to this book as soon as it crossed my desk at the library. If I'm being honest, the cover art was actually the main reason that I decided to read this book. And guess what? I loved it! I loved the protagonist, I loved Miller's…
May 16, 2016judys23 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Outstanding! The best of all of Anna Quindlen's novels, in my opinion.
Apr 17, 2016jenniferrabbit rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Story of Mimi, growing up on a farm that her father's family had owned for 400 years. Shortly after her brother came home from the Vietnam war the community learned a dam which had been constructed years ago, destroying part of the valley…