James A. Michener
Paperback | Pages: 540 pages Rating: 3.72 | 1137 Users | 127 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Recessional |
| ISBN: | 0449223450 (ISBN13: 9780449223451) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Florida(United States) |
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Set in the Palms, a Florida retirement center, Recessional follows several residents over the course of a year as their individual narratives - humorous, moving, or sometimes triumphant - unfold. Chris Mallory reluctantly relinquishes his driver's license at the age of ninety, but refuses to hang up his dancing shoes. The Palm's five self-appointed elders, all once outstanding in their respective careers, hotly debate current affairs and plot a daring flying adventure; Laura Oliphant, former head of a private school for girls, never stops learning and never stops educating others, especially about the natural wonders of Florida; and Reverend Helen Quade, the Palms's unofficial pastor, finds an unexpected romance. We meet, too, the families of some of the Palms's residents - among them an independent, unconventional young woman who owes her success to the aunt who encouraged her always to follow her own instincts; and the devoted children of one resident who grapple with difficult decisions about their elderly mother's final days. When they are confronted with any important question that affects their closely knit community, the Palms residents band together and offer the new director, Andy Zorn, both their support and their suggestions.Present Out Of Books Recessional
| Title | : | Recessional |
| Author | : | James A. Michener |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 540 pages |
| Published | : | October 30th 1995 by Fawcett Books (first published 1994) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Novels |
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Ratings: 3.72 From 1137 Users | 127 ReviewsWrite Up Out Of Books Recessional
Michener is known for his beautiful writing and his grand historical epics. This, his last novel is very different, written towards the end of his life when obviously there were important things on his mind.Andy Zorn is a young disgraced obstetrician working in Chicago. We meet him as he is packing his bags and heading south. He is despondent after a nasty divorce and the realization that he can no longer afford the increased premiums for his liability insurance,the result of losing twoA novel by one of my favorite authors. Not sure how I missed this book. 4 stars only because parts are dated, but the gist of the book makes me wonder if it had any part in the decisions he made in his own life. When I was working as a dialysis nurse, it was reported that James Michener, then in his 90's, was in renal failure and was receiving dialysis. I read that he did not want to continue his life in this manner so got his affairs in order, then stopped his dialysis, dying about 2 weeks
As someone who works in a retirement community very similar to the Palms, I fell in love with this work!Michener was tedious in his research. He definitely nailed down the innerworkings of an independent living retirement community in terms of finance, medicine, and common complaints (especially the dining and parking)!I notice that some movies or books that focus on seniors sometimes overemphasize the memories of the character, the things that they did when they were young, over the person they
The best book Ive read in many many years. Depicts life in a retirement home in Florida, a special retirement home in which most of the residents are highly intelligent professional people. Main character is Andy, a medical doctor who has left the profession due to some litigious events that soured him on the profession, who is hired to manage The Palm. What makes this book so rewarding to me is (1) I am in that age group, many of whom who have taken up residence in retirement homes. Though I
Why did I ever read James Michener? Or maybe his earlier works were more engaging. I rank this with his "The Drifters", a pathetic attempt by an out-of-touch, ivory-tower, middle-aged author at capturing the spirit of the hippie days.
I have had this book around for many years, yet when I picked it up this week, I sped through it.I love James Mitchener, although in general I have to be in the mood to tackle one of his sweeping tomes. Recessional was different. It is a tighter story than his general sweeping tale of a place (think Tales of the South Pacific or Hawaii). The story of a doctor running from his profession due to lawsuits and high insurance premiums, it becomes a panorama of an upscale Florida retirement community.
Sometimes I think Michener wrote these enormous books so he could write essays on modern problems. This is no exception, but it was still an excellent book. The setting is a retirement home near Tampa in 1993. The mostly wealthy residents' discussion of the state of health care could have been plucked from today's conversations. The compassionate treatment of AIDS and Alzheimer's patients and euthanasia were discussed at length. Michener is ambivalent about the morality of euthanasia, but sees
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