The Precious One, by Marisa de los Santos
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Belong to Me, Love Walked In, and Falling Together comes a captivating novel about friendship, family, second chances, and the redemptive power of love.
In all her life, Eustacia “Taisy” Cleary has given her heart to only three men: her first love, Ben Ransom; her twin brother, Marcus; and Wilson Cleary—professor, inventor, philanderer, self-made millionaire, brilliant man, breathtaking jerk: her father.
Seventeen years ago, Wilson ditched his first family for Caroline, a beautiful young sculptor. In all that time, Taisy’s family has seen Wilson, Caroline, and their daughter, Willow, only once.
Why then, is Wilson calling Taisy now, inviting her for an extended visit, encouraging her to meet her pretty sister—a teenager who views her with jealousy, mistrust, and grudging admiration? Why, now, does Wilson want Taisy to help him write his memoir?
Told in alternating voices—Taisy’s strong, unsparing observations and Willow’s naive, heartbreakingly earnest yearnings—The Precious One is an unforgettable novel of family secrets, lost love, and dangerous obsession, a captivating tale with the deep characterization, piercing emotional resonance, and heartfelt insight that are the hallmarks of Marisa de los Santos’s beloved works.
The Precious One, by Marisa de los Santos- Amazon Sales Rank: #18081 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-03-24
- Released on: 2015-03-24
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review Praise for The Precious One: “Emotionally potent, painfully honest, and, at times, delightfully funny, de los Santos’s latest is a must for fans of intelligent, thoughtful women’s fiction.” (Booklist (starred review))“The slow fracturing of each sister’s perception of the other and the strong three-dimensional characters are exceptionally well crafted. ...de los Santos’s characters’ journeys are perfectly paced.” (Publishers Weekly on THE PRECIOUS ONE)“de los Santos offers a comfort-food story in which men are either predators or perfect and women are both beautiful and brilliant.” (Kirkus Reviews)“The author writes engagingly and creates complex and lovable characters who carry the story. Readers of character-based fiction with heartwarming, hopeful endings (e.g., books by authors such as Elizabeth Berg or Ann Hood) will love this one, too.” (Library Journal)“With talent as keen as a new razor and generosity born of a humane heart, de los Santos offers an affecting story, brilliantly conceived characters and arresting prose.” (Richmond Times-Dispatch)“You won’t be able to put this wonderful novel down....The Precious One is...a captivating tale with the deep characterization, piercing emotional resonance, and heartfelt insight that are the hallmarks of Marisa de los Santos’s beloved works.” (Fresh Fiction)Praise for Falling Together:“The mix of perfectly realized personalities and genuine emotion make this a winner.” (Publishers Weekly on FALLING TOGETHER)“A satisfying novel about friends rediscovering one another—and confronting unwelcome truths—at their college reunion.” (People on FALLING TOGETHER)“[FALLING TOGETHER] is a good, solid read that succeeds in being both funny and heartbreaking. De los Santos has a knack for best-friend banter and stays true to the emotions involved in letting go of treasured relationships.” (Booklist on FALLING TOGETHER)Praise for Belong to Me: “The novel reveals layers of rich patina—the story underneath is more complex, engaging, and surprisingly moving...de los Santos delivers an interconnected network of compelling little stories. Her writing is both vividly descriptive and surprisingly insightful.” (Boston Globe on BELONG TO ME)“By the book’s end, humanity is discovered in the unlikeliest places, and Cornelia learns that tempting as it is, you can’t always judge a woman by her hairstyle.” (New York Times on BELONG TO ME)“Witty and intelligent.” (Kirkus Reviews on BELONG TO ME)“Marisa de los Santos’s BELONG TO ME is my favorite discovery of the past years: a terrific page-turner that’s also poignant, funny, surprising and deeply heartfelt. BELONG TO ME is the kind of novel you can’t wait to share with your friends. The perfect book club pick.” (Harlan Coben on BELONG TO ME)
From the Back Cover
“With warmth, humor, and a light, sure touch, Marisa de los Santos tells a big-hearted story.”—Christina Baker Kline, author of the New York Times bestseller Orphan Train
In all her life, Eustacia “Taisy” Cleary has given her heart to only three men: her first love, Ben Ransom; her twin brother, Marcus; and Wilson Cleary—professor, inventor, philanderer, self-made millionaire, brilliant man, breathtaking jerk—her father.
Seventeen years ago, Wilson ditched his first family for Caroline, a beautiful young sculptor. In all that time, Taisy’s family has seen Wilson, Caroline, and their daughter, Willow, only once.
Why then, is Wilson calling Taisy now, inviting her for an extended visit, encouraging her to meet her pretty sister—a teenager who views her with jealousy, mistrust, and grudging admiration? Why, now, does Wilson want Taisy to help him write his memoir?
Told in alternating voices—Taisy’s strong, unsparing observations and Willow’s naive, heartbreakingly earnest yearnings—The Precious One is an unforgettable novel of family secrets, lost love, and dangerous obsession, a captivating tale with the deep characterization, piercing emotional resonance, and heartfelt insight that are the hallmarks of Marisa de los Santos’s beloved works.
“Exceptionally well crafted.” —Publishers Weekly
About the Author
A New York Times bestselling author and award-winning poet with a PhD in literature and creative writing, Marisa de los Santos lives in Wilmington, Delaware, with her family.
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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful. Precious time spent reading!! By Michelle M Nist I was one of the lucky readers that got an advanced copy of this book, so I have been waiting eagerly to review it here today!I have been a huge fan of Marisa de los Santos since I picked up Belong to Me at a book sale and fell head over heels with language again. I had almost forgotten how beautiful words can be woven together. I am so thankful for Marisa for reminding me again with her newest story.I read The Precious One in less than 24 hours...but before I reviewed it, I went back and re-read it, savoring every nuance, phrase and idea. It is my favorite of the ones she has written so far! You will fall in love with the characters - even if you want to pick sides at the beginning of the story. Like the characters, you find you are caring and opening yourself more than you thought you ever would.Many other reviews will explain more about the story, so if you want a summary, you can look to those, either here or on goodreads.com. I will conclude by saying that I am sure it was challenging to write a story from the viewpoints of characters of two different ages. Yet, I could open to any chapter without looking and know who was speaking - the voices were so different and unique. Marisa de los Santos has outdone herself with this one (again!) and I just hope she is spending the long winter months curled up with her puppies writing the next one. (rumor has it she is indeed! Yay!)
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Written in 2 voices similar to Love Walked In By Roxanne I wanted to take my time writing this review to do the book justice and to think about all of the things Marisa and The Precious One gave me. I was given an Advanced Reader's Edition which arrived Christmas Eve ( I know... A gift right?) and it was indeed. Even with all of the craziness of Christmas I couldn't put it down. Written in 2 voices similar to Love Walked In, one older sister Taisy and one younger, a teen of 16 Willow, it flipped back and forth between them softly and effortlessly. Willow was my favorite character and I loved her from the minute I met her. The story itself doesn't disappoint and flies by in sad and tragic ways right up until the ending, which you think is all coming together in a nice neat happy package, and then it doesn't.The book is full of soft and gentle words and sentences that are warm and cover you like a blanket. Marisa de los Santos's writing fills my heart in this way. "I remember being hot, hot in that rosy cheeked, hair stuck to your forehead, baked bread way that you get in winter, when you're 6". Or, "I wondered what it would be like to do something so well, to carry that around in your body like a secret, every day, all the time." There are so many quotes that I loved but you have to read the book to really appreciate them.For anyone who hasn't read any other of Marisa de los Santos's books, read them all. They are all wonderful. The Precious One comes out in March 2015. Mark the day and buy yourself a gift to read, enjoy and pass on to someone you love. I guarantee you will be reading them all because "Yeah well it's true that once you've had wonder, it's hard to get used to not having it." 5 Stars!! xxoo
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Pretentious By Pink Amy Grade: C-I usually start my reviews with a short description of the novel. Instead, you'll get the picture of this character driven story through my descriptions of the characters and writing. Told from the first person perspectives of thirty-five-year-old Taisey and her sixteen-year-old sister Willow, aka THE PRECIOUS ONE, these half-sisters were raised by two very different, but the same father, Wilson.Wilson is the epitome of an over-the-top, one dimensional father who dotes on his youngest but emotionally abuses and abandons Taisey and her twin brother. He's cold, controlling and cruel. While I'm sure a person like this could exist, his lack of redeeming qualities made him more cartoonish than believable. I also couldn't understand why his seemingly normal wife put up with the way he treated his twins and their daughter.Willow and Taisey's chapters had virtually the same voice, and at times I had trouble distinguishing whose chapter as whose. Marisa de los Santos can write beautiful prose, unfortunately Willow's voice, which was supposed to be intellectual, was so over the top I can't picture any teenager speaking with the words and sentences as she did. Though she was jealous of Taisey and immature, she was easy to sympathize with due to her suffocating sheltered upbringing. I could see she was drawn in by the teacher/predator because of her relationship with Wilson and her lack of social skills and experiences.I loved Taisey, her childlike wish for her father's approval, her fierce devotion to family, her willingness to forgive.THE PRECIOUS ONE felt overwritten to the point of pretentiousness. I enjoyed de los Santos's previous books much more than this one. This is not a plot driven novel, though the plots of who was Wilson, Willow/teacher/boyfriend and Taisey's teenage boyfriend did have some interest, the Why Wilson was so awful never made me believe the terrible incident (and his father's punishment was horrific) caused him to become the way he was. The Archie story made me uncomfortable as an animal lover.I got THE PRECIOUS ONE on a Kindle Daily Deal for $1.99 and I wouldn't recommend paying more than that.
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