(click on the picture to go to Goodreads) | Title: How to Climb the Eiffel Tower Author: Elizabeth Hein Source: Goodreads, NetGalley Publication Date: October 1 2014 Genre: Contemporary, Women's Fiction Author's Website Stand-alone Pre-order a copy: Amazon |
Lara Blaine believes that she can hide from her past by clinging to a rigid routine of work and exercise. She endures her self-imposed isolation until a cancer diagnosis cracks her hard exterior. Lara’s journey through cancer treatment should be the worst year of her life. Instead, it is the year that she learns how to live. She befriends Jane, another cancer patient who teaches her how to be powerful even in the face of death. Accepting help from the people around her allows Lara to confront the past and discover that she is not alone in the world. With the support of her new friends, Lara gains the courage to love and embrace life. Like climbing the Eiffel Tower, the year Lara meets Jane is tough, painful, and totally worth it. -Goodreads
The characters in this story are enjoyable and fun. The character development in this story is not flimsily thrown around. The characters have standard character traits but are significant as the story plays out. I did shed a few precious tears at the end of the story as the characters had sort of grown on me.
My rating for this book: 3.5 - 4 stars / 91%