Blessings -- Anna Quindlen

<b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER - "A well-told story of love and redemption" (<i>The Washington Post Book World</i>) from the bestselling author of <i>Still Life with Bread Crumbs</i></b> <p/><b>"A polished gem of a novel . . . lovingly crafted, beautifully written."--<i>The Miami Herald</i></b> <p/>Late one night, a teenage couple drives up to the big white clapboard house on the Blessing estate and leaves a box. In that instant, the lives of those who live and work at Blessings are changed forever. Skip Cuddy, the caretaker, finds a baby girl asleep in that box and decides he wants to keep her, while Lydia Blessing, the matriarch of the estate, for her own reasons, agrees to help him. <i>Blessings</i> explores how the secrets of the past affect decisions and lives in the present, what makes a person or a life legitimate or illegitimate and who decides, and the unique resources people find in themselves and in a community. <p/><i>Blessings</i> is a powerful novel of love, redemption, and personal change by a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Anna Quindlen<br><b>Publisher:</b> Random House Group<br><b>Published:</b> 08/19/2003<br><b>Pages:</b> 256<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.48lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.16h x 5.08w x 0.70d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780812969818<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 6.3<br><b>Point Value:</b> 13<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>65578 / Blessings<br><br><br><b>