Torch
 

Torch

by Cheryl Strayed

"Work hard. Do good. Be incredible!" That's the advice Teresa Rae Wood gives the listeners of her popular local radio show, Modern Pioneers, and she has taken it to heart in her own life. She fled a bad marriage, escaping to Midden, Minnesota (pop. 408), where she fell in love with a carpenter who became a loving stepfather to her children, Claire and Joshua. Now Claire is away at college,... (read more)

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kusscate
  • Rated 4 stars

I read this awhile back. I kind of blurs with some other family-tragedy books, but I liked it.

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sharonstone
  • Rated 2 stars

I read this book because it was recommended to me. The story line was good, but I didn't research it enough before I read it, so I was very surprised to read such blatant, detailed sexual scenes. I am not judging anyone else, but I found this offensive because of my beliefs. I did not finish it.

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  • Rated 3.375 stars
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  • Rated 4.5 stars
 

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