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Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
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Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas (2001) (edit title/settings)

by James Patterson (Author) (edit contributors)

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Talk about a change of pace!
Renowned suspense writer and Edgar Awardwinner James Patterson, author of such bestsellers-turned-blockbuster-movies as "Along Came a Spider" and "Kiss the Girls", exposes his sensitive side in his new novel, Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas.

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Katie Wilkinson's boyfriend Matt dumps her; not a total cad, he leaves her a gift, a diary kept by Suzanne, his first wife, for their son Nicholas.
Though it's not exactly the diamond ring Katie was hoping for, she's unable to make herself destroy the diary-against her better judgment,... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Katie Wilkinson's boyfriend Matt dumps her; not a total cad, he leaves her a gift, a diary kept by Suzanne, his first wife, for their son Nicholas.
Though it's not exactly the diamond ring Katie was hoping for, she's unable to make herself destroy the diary-against her better judgment, Katie begins to read. Drawn against her will into the other woman's world, Katie learns of physician Suzanne's heart attack at age 35 and her decision to slow down, accomplished by a move to Martha's Vineyard and a new job as a simple country doctor.
When love comes knocking, in the form of housepainter-cum-poet Matt Harrison, Suzanne is ready to listen to her newly repaired heart.
Though painful for Katie, she begins to know and like Suzanne and her infant son Nicholas.
Suzanne's devotion to Matt and their son shines through, as well as her plainspoken wisdom.
While the journal helps Katie understand Matt, whether they can write a future together remains in question.

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  • Katie Wilkinson: Katie is a senior editor at a New York publishing house. She is Matt's girlfriend. Reads the diary and figures out how Matt is feeling regarding having a relationship.
  • Matt Harrison: Suzanne's husband, Nicholas's father,Katie's boyfriend
  • Suzanne Harrison: country doctor,the one writing the diary who suffers from heart problems.
  • Nicholas Harrison: son of Matt and Suzanne
  • Melanie Bone: Suzanne's neighbor and good friend
  • Grandma Jean: Matt's mother
  • Gail Davis: Suzanne's doctor
  • Matt Wolfe: Matt Wolfe is a lawyer who lives in Martha's Vineyard. Suzanne and Matt dated briefly while they were teenagers. Katie's boyfriend father of Nicholas birthed by Suzanne
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  • ““Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling 5 balls. The balls are called work, health, friends, family and integrity. And you are keeping all of them in the air; but one day, you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls, family, health, friends and integrity are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked perhaps even shattered. And once you truly understand, the lesson of the five balls, you will have the beginnings of balance in your life”.”
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  • Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and integrity. And you’re keeping all of them in the air. But one day you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls—family, health, friends, integrity—are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered. And once you truly understand the lesson of the five balls, you will have the beginnings of balance in your life.
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  • Good memories are like charms, Nicky. Each is special. You collect them, one by one, until one day you look back and discover they make a long, colorful bracelet.
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  • You just pick your head up and stare at something beautiful like the sky, or the ocean, and you move the hell on.
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  • Because to be without love is to be without grace, what matters most in life.
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  • We is so much better than I. If you need proof, just look at us.
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  • Love between two people can last a long time if the people love themselves some and are ready to give love to another person.
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  • I hope when you grow up that everything you want comes your way, but especially love. When it’s true, when it’s right, love can give you the kind of joy that you can’t get from any other experience. I have been in love; I am in love, so I speak from experience. I have also lived long periods without love in my life, and there is no way to describe the difference between the two. We is always so much better than I.
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  • He made her feel at peace with herself, completed her circle, did something that was good and right. No one else had ever made her feel that way before. Completely, blissfully at peace.
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  • the lesson of the five balls: work, family, health, friends, and integrity.
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  • There’s a saying I remember from my grandmother: One today is worth two tomorrows.
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First Sentence edit see section history

Katie Wilkinson sat in warm bathwater in the weird but wonderful old-fashioned porcelain tub in her New York apartment.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. James Patterson (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0316969443
Page Count: 266

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PS3566.A822 S8 2001
  • Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

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