Necessary Arrangements: A Novel - Softcover

Michna, Tanya

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9780451222077: Necessary Arrangements: A Novel

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ISBN 10: 0451222075 ISBN 13: 9780451222077

Publisher: New American Library, 2007

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Asia has always been the serious, got-it-all-under-control Swenson, who protected her sibling from childhood scrapes. Lucy, six years younger, made up for her mishaps with her infectious smile and enthusiasm. Now, giddily in love and about to be married, Lucy has never been happier-until she learns that Asia's breast cancer is back. How can she get excited about planning her future when her sister is fighting for her own?

Friends and family mean more than they ever have to Asia, and lately, her charming co-worker Brandon Peters has been popping up wherever she goes. Talk about timing: could Asia be falling in love for the first time in her life? With Lucy's help, she's going to seize each day-losing herself in giggles and adventures, opening herself up to new relationships and deeper connections. And nothing, absolutely nothing, will stop her from walking down the aisle as her sister's maid of honor.

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About the Author:

Tanya Michna is an award-winning author under another name. She lives near Atlanta with her husband and two young children. Author website: tanyamichna.com.

From Publishers Weekly:

Debut novelist Michna wastes no time getting to her subject matter: on the first page, Asia Swenson is told her breast cancer has returned and metastasized. As Asia braces herself to inform her parents and sister at a family dinner, her sister, Lucy, is preparing to announce her engagement. The plot charts Asia's struggle to fight her disease, the accommodations she must make at work and her unwavering goal to be the maid of honor at her sister's wedding. But the heart of the novel is the changing dynamics in the relationship between the sisters and Asia's unexpected budding romance with Brandon Peters, the slick investment firm colleague who takes over her clients when Asia is too sick to work full time. While these relationships are believable, the parents are cardboard constructions; especially the father, who is almost nonexistent, even when he's in the room. But the sisters' sensitive dynamic and the portrayal of Asia's manifold struggles ring true. It's hard to imagine readers finishing this with dry eyes. (Sept.)
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