Danged book made me bawl!

That is an incredible book, the mini series/movie was just so hard for me, but I felt such peace after it as well.
Glad you liked it, good books should make you feel.
 
Julie

Dangit! There was a miniseries?!?  (BTW I'm a Julie too)
Another killer book was "The Faithful Gardener"  OOohh another heart wrencher.  Jules

I loved that book.  I cried too.  I never read the other one though - was it along the same lines?

That was a super book, and the TV movie did  a great job with it. It was just a *made for TV* movie, but maybe some of the rental places have a copy of it.  It would be worth checking out.

Joyce & Max

Well sorta, the main character was a Christmas tree instead of a human being.  I really related to that one too, to the point I felt shame for not having more faith in how things work out.  It sure gave me a very different perspective about why things turn out so differently than how I wanted, no matter how hard I prayed, wished, and bargained with my Maker, there was something hugely better after the pain of being pruned by life. Even shorter read than the five people... book.  Reminds me I need to re-read both.
'The Faithful Gardener' is written by:  Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Phd
(Harper Collins Press)  I ve had the book for many years, it is only 75 pages.  (Butt-kick book)
 

For my birthday last month, my wife got me the book, "Getting Lucky" by Susan Marino, operator/owner of Angel Animal Hospice.. She takes in the lost cause, last chance animals and cares for them until their own natural passing. There are several stories in there to break your heart, including the title story about Lucky, a neglected and abused Great Dane who spent his last year of life with her. If you get that book, stop by whatever store you shop at and get another box of kleenex.

I don't know how many of you like Nicholas Sparks books, but I loved "the Guardian". It was amazing book and I love the ending and it made me cry thankfully I was alone when I finished it or I would never live it down with my mom for crying at the end of the book.

Wow - looks like I'll be picking up some books this weekend []

The happy endings in "Getting Lucky" are bittersweet. The animals often die not long after they get there. Lucky was the odd one, lasting almost a year but he died surrounded by love, which he had never known before.
 

I am going to look for those books later this weekend, thanks ron and blue.  Note to self:  stop by Sam's club and buy a pallet of tissues.  Love to all.  Jules

I think I'm going to try to find "Getting Lucky" and hope I can read it without anyone seeing me bawling my eyes out.
 
I know when it comes to the Chicken Soup for the what ever soul with pets I cry when it gets to the pets that passed section
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My wife had ordered the book from a catalog and I can't remember which one, but I'm sure you can find it at a major bookseller.
 

I had forgotten all about that book, but now that I recall the title I get chills. My Mom gave me the book The Five People You Meet In Heaven - and I believe the very last Lesson is the one that touched me the most.
 
Now that I've found my copy I'll have to re-read it.

Yep, it was the fifth person that really kicked my butt hard.  I just bawled on and on. The Faithful Gardener was a good one too.  If anyone is getting it, you won't want to read the next part because I'm giving a little away.
* It's about a live tree who consciously knew  it wanted to be a Christmas tree for a family.  It was sure that was it's sole purpose and it ached for the chance to be what it was meant to be. Finally it was picked by a family to be their tree, and it was elated.  Then the pain of being chopped down.  Then taken home, and decorated, and the tree was so sure that was it's total purpose and had waited so patiently to achieve it.  One day it was stripped down and dumped off to the side after the holidays and the tree was confused, lonely, and wanted its place back bringing joy to the family.  Then there was horrible agony of being burned by fire.  But even that was okay because it still brought comfort to the family who took it home.  Then the ash was collected and spread on the ground to help fertilize the fruit trees.  Then the tree realized that it was going to live on forever in the people who ate the fruit from the trees it had nourished, giving the little Christmas tree a much greater purpose than it had ever imagined.  I really didn't do the book justice, but you get the idea. 
I am gonna look for the book ron mentioned, tho.    Jules