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This is my first read by Catherine Ryan Hyde & will not be my last this was beautifully written a light fun but terrifying at times for both characters. Bea loses all her money by a phone scammer, she has trouble paying for utilities & has recently lost her husband Herbert, so decides to live on the road in a van with her constant companion Phyllis her cat.She picks up a girl on her travels Allie whose parents have been jailed by tax fraud, she runs away from a group home but there are shady gir...
Bea has been trying to keep her finances in order after her husband died but no matter how thin she spreads the money her saving seem to dwindle endlessly. Then when she falls for a phone scam and loses the last of her money and that month's social security she decides to take off on the road. Leaving most of her belongings behind her, except her cat, she heads out to try and figure out a way to get by. Allie's parents get arrested for tax evasion, landing her in a group home. Allie's idealistic...
This is my 2nd book by Catherine Ryan Hyde. I loved her book Take Me With You and gave it 5 stars so I had high hopes for this one. This book is pretty good. I felt like it started off slow but once both Allie and Bea got together, it picked up speed! It’s a beautiful story and how the 2 formed a bond and the friendships they made along the way. If it hadn’t been slow in spots, I would give it 5 stars but I’m giving it 4 stars.
I'd always meant to read more of Hyde's work after loving Have You Seen Luis Velez? Her altruistic philosophy is what my heart was asking for right now. A story of two people who view the world in black and white and are suddenly forced to see shades of grey, in others and within themselves, while accepting the kindness of strangers, felt like the right read at the right time. Bea has been beaten down by life, a scammer takes her last dime and she is forced into homelessness. Teenage Allie has b...
As always, you can't go wrong with choosing a book by Catherine Ryan Hyde. Immediately I fell I love with the characters, Allie & Bea. The 2 are an unlikely pair. A young teenage girl who gets taken from her parents into protective custody, and an elderly widow who has fallen for a scam and lost everything. They meet up after Allie runs away from some scary situations, and they embark on a journey up the west coast along with Bea's cat, Phyliss. Allie is extremely honest and Bea is a bit jaded a...
All of my reviews can be found on www.novelgossip.com4.5/5I think we’ve all read plenty of books about characters that are down on their luck and struggling to get back on their feet, but in Allie and Bea both title characters are truly fighting for survival, there is nothing cutesy or whimsical about their situations, things are drastic, life threatening even. But don’t be mistaken, as much as this book deals with some heavy themes, at it’s core it’s uplifting and a story of hope and how small
4.5 stars. I didn't want this book to ever end. Synopsis: A 15 yo girl and a 70-something widow both find themselves homeless, and soon after, their paths cross. They help each other along and impact each other's lives in ways neither expected. Catherine Ryan Hyde also wrote the book "Pay it Forward" (the GR links aren't working), which became one of my favorite films. I've read another of her books, "Chasing Windmills", which was also excellent. At this point, I'd read anything she wrote. She k...
This is one of those novels that pulls you in immediately—the voice, the premise, the characters, the everything—and you just know you're in the good hands of a storyteller who will not disappoint. I adored the unlikely friendship between Allie and Bea: Two very different strangers whose lives intersect just when each has hit a respective, heartbreaking rock bottom. A wholly original, believable, and powerful reminder to keep faith against all odds—that with the right person by our side, we just...
“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” – Mark TwainThat’s one of my all-time favorite quotes, and it could apply to the two main characters of Catherine Ryan Hyde’s fiction novel, Allie and Bea. This is the third book I have read by this author, and each one has featured a teenager and an older woman. In this case, Allie is a fifteen-year-old girl, and Bea is a widow in her seventies.Part One introduces Bea, a widow who lives with her geriatric tortoises
Very pleasant read This was a very easy read. The characters kept me interested throughout the story. Really enjoyed the book and will recommend it to my friends.
When I have been reading a lot of 'heavy' books and need to lift my spirit to remember that good things can happen in this world of trials and conflict, I am glad to have Catherine Ryan Hyde to turn to. Her newest book, Allie and Bea, did not disappoint.Hyde's books have a common thread: imperfect people with real life problems, often mired in anger or despair, are lifted through an empowering, healthy relationship. This novel begins with Bea, a widow in her senior years, living on Social Securi...
This is my first book by this author. Story was very unusual; a 70 year old Bea loses all her life savings by a telephone scammer. After her husband's death, life has been a struggle for her, so this was the last straw, so she takes off on the road. Allie's parents are jailed for tax evasion; to escape a dangerous situation, Allie runs away. And kismet plays a hand, throws these 2 unlikely characters together and they go on a road trip, where they teach each other some lessons of lifeThe author,...
