The Things We Do to Make It Home: A Novel

By Beverly Gologorsky

Book Overview

An emotionally charged story of passionate love, unfulfilled desire, and an American dream gone totally awry, Beverly Gologorsky's poignant, unadorned novel lays bare the destructive impact of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375502017
• ISBN13: 9780375502019
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Random House
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

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For so long war has been described from a male point of view. In this warm, loving novel, we hear about Vietnam through the eyes of the women who live with Vietnam vets. These women are unforgettable and the stories they relate are both sad and uplifting. This is a book worth reading more than once.

NOTHING OUT THERE LIKE IT

A novel about the women who live with Vietnam vets. However, this is not a book about war. It is a book about what it means to live with men who in one way or another are not able to return love in ways that women need. Very poignant. Kept me reading until the last page. Don't miss it.

Truly outstanding book.

This is one of the best books I've read. It is beautifully written with spare dialogue--not an unnecessary word in the book. I wouldn't limit it to the boomer generation, but those of us old enough to remember the war, and its effects on our friends--will be moved by the stories of these characters--the loyalty of the comrades, and the anguish of the women, left outside. It blew me away, yet left me with hope.