Lesley Kagen's largest skill as a writer is her unique, funny, poignant voice. It's just so unmistakably hers alone. In The Ressurrection of Tess Blessing, Kagen's voice is on the front burner, highlighted by a unique dual narrator: Grace and Tess tell this story. Grace is /5. · Read "The Resurrection of Tess Blessing" by Lesley Kagen available from Rakuten Kobo. AN INDIE NEXT PICK FOR READING GROUPS! After she’s diagnosed with breast cancer, Tess Blessing sets forth on a mission t Brand: Lesley Kagen. The man of the house, Will, has already left for the day. He's busy seating the breakfast bunch at Count Your Blessings, the popular Main Street '50s-style diner that he inherited from his father upon his passing. Tess's other child, Henry, a junior in high school, remains upstairs wrapped in his Star Wars sheets. Like most fifteen-year-olds, the boy believes the world revolves around him.
The Undertaking of Tess is a poignant novella. This powerful little book gives the background of Tess, telling the story of her childhood. The story of Tess continues in the beautiful novel, The Resurrection of Tess Blessing. I recommend all of Lesley Kagen's novels. She never disappoints. 3 quotes from The Resurrection of Tess Blessing: 'TO-DO LIST1. Buy broccoli2. Make sure Haddie gets the help she needs from a better therapist Set. Lesley Kagen is an actress, voice-over talent, former restaurateur, sought-after speaker, and award-winning New York Times bestselling author of six previous novels. Her work has been translated into seven languages. She's the mother of two and grandmother of two.
The Resurrection of Tess Blessing is by turns poignant, gritty, spiritually uplifting, and hilarious as hell. Lesley Kagen has created an unforgettable, redemptive story about a middle-aged woman with the odds stacked against her, who discovers that in the end, love really does conquer all. Read an excerpt Listen to an excerpt Buy the book! Indiebound. The Resurrection of Tess Blessing by Lesley Kagen. Click here for the lowest price! Paperback, , While NP(Normal People) might find Lesley Kagen's "The Resurrection of Tess Blessing" a bit "over the top", readers who share traumatic childhoods, such as that of the main characters Tess and Birdie, will immediately grasp the challenges and intricacies of adulthood haunted by the memories, images, and aftermath of less than ideal conditions for developing into a competent, stable, confident and loving adults able to love and be loved without entanglement in the spidery webs of the past.
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