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    • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
    • Pub. Date: March 2007
    • ISBN-13: 9780641891601
    • 320pp
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    Synopsis

    Brenna O'Brien doesn't believe in happy endings. Not since the love of her life, Pierce McGovern, left her years ago without a word. Now she leads a quiet life surrounded by her matchmaking sisters, running a historic movie theater and collecting old wartime letters. But she leaves the letters unopened, preferring to imagine their possibilities rather than risk being disappointed.

    Then Pierce comes back to town, shattering Brenna's hard-earned peace-and forcing a reluctant Brenna to reexamine her life and question everything she has told herself to be true. It isn't until a box of hidden wartime letters is unearthed, and Brenna uncovers an ill-fated love story and a secret from her own past, that she realizes if she doesn't come to terms with the life she let slip away, she may never have the courage to go after the life she wants.

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    "Karen White has gifted readers with another masterpiece, touching every emotion in her novel Learning to Breathe! White captures the essence of small town living and the nuances of family life, making all of her characters leap from the pages."--(Reader to Reader Reviews)

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    Biography

    Karen White is the author of six previous books. She lives with her family. Author website: karen-white.com.

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    September 10, 2008: This is the 2nd book I have read by Karen White and I think she is a GREAT writer. The 1st I read was Pieces of the Heart, which I referred to for the longest time as my FAVORITE. Learning to Breathe is written with the same amount of passion. I need to go purchase Karen's other books now.

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    February 12, 2007: In Indianola, Louisiana, Brenna O?Brien owns and operates the Royal Majestic Theatre when her former teenage lover Pierce McGovern returns home from San Francisco. The son of a local doctor, Pierce just left Brenna behind when he deserted the town. Now he is back to place his ailing father in the assisted living complex the Village and to open a multiplex theatre that will shut down Brenna?s operation.-------------- Pierce blames his abrupt departure and his sarcastic outlook on Brenna. However, he admits to himself he still wants her Brenna feels the same way but has decided to marry someone else. His ailing dad shows Brenna love letters that make her realize one should never settle, but risking her heart seems foolish as he rejected her once and will break her heart into a zillion pieces this time.-------------------- This is a terrific second chance at love romance starring two likable protagonists who blame the other for the end of the first time together. The support cast is strong as his forgetful father and her relatives especially her introspective young nephew bring wisdom to the pair of hurting soulmates. Karen White writes a deep Bayou contemporary love story as her lead pair begins LEARNING TO BREATH in the love they share.--------- Harriet Klausner


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