The Manicurist

When a pretty young manicurist starts working in Floyd's Barbershop, the men are uneasy about it at first but eventually take to the idea in a big way.
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You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Edit Cast Episode cast overview: Andy Taylor Ron Howard Barney Fife Howard McNear Floyd Lawson Dick Elliott Mayor Pike Sherwood Keith Emma Watson Frank Warren Edit Storyline The men who hang around Floyd's barbershop take a definite interest when a pretty young woman steps off the bus from Nashville.

Desilu Studios - W. Edit Did You Know? Trivia This is the fifth time this season that the guest star was someone who would go on to star in their own series after Buddy Ebsen, Edgar Buchanan, Alan Hale Jr.

Who is Fran and what answers does she have and will they be the answers that Fran seeks? I would give this book a three out of five stars. It had potential but felt it had serious editorial issues, there were mention of things that didn't correlate with anything I read, I know, I searched for the piece in the book that had confused me. The setting described was mentioned in such a way that we, the reader, already knew of it's happenstance, however, we are left in the dark.

As well, the numerous typos were too frequent not to bring mention, it is very distracting to some readers. I also found the print to be abnormally small and it hindered my read somewhat it has been brought to my attention that the font is small due to it being an ARC copy, if that is true, then my apologies. I thought Tessa was a believable character, with her own mental illness issues, such as her distant relationship with her daughter, Regina, her infidelities and her lack of concern in her relationship with her husband. I enjoyed the intrigue surrounding her mother but didn't find the depiction of her mental illness to be understandable, perhaps a bit more research into the actual condition would have been beneficial to share with the reader.

I enjoyed Fran and thought her place in the story was a great tie-in to the events that were occurring. I liked the back story she shared and she helped give definition to Tessa's plight. When she was first introduced I thought the story has such promising attributes but it just went downhill from there.

The middle section of the story was written in a very uninteresting light and the ending was a flop, it seemed just when I wanted something dramatic occur, I was let down with a fizzle. This story does have some positive aspects about it and with some serious editorial tightening and mental illness research, I think The Manicurist could be a great story. Jul 11, Marcia rated it liked it Shelves: I really wanted to love this book.

It is a very dark, disturbing, and yet somehow rather boring, account of a wife and mother struggling to overcome or at least make sense of her past. As the child of a woman with severe bi-polar disorder, she was often caught up in a role reversal situa I really wanted to love this book. As the child of a woman with severe bi-polar disorder, she was often caught up in a role reversal situation where she took care of her mother more than her mother took care of her.

All of this sets the stage for her own emotionally stunted and often cruel behavior as a mother and wife. Let me make it clear that I usually enjoy character-driven, introspective books that study the Human Condition. But not so much this time. The weakest parts were just about everything else. I wanted to smack Tessa right over the head and tell her to quit her moaning and groaning, grow up, and learn to love and appreciate her own husband and daughter. She never seemed to see she had been given a chance to have a good life, in spite of her rocky beginnings.

And she spent inordinate amounts of time reliving every miserable second of her past life, but learning nothing from it. It could be just me.

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Would I read another Schieber book? I liked her writing style enough to be interested in seeing what else she can do. But it would definitely depend on the subject matter. Mostly, I just wanted to grab the funniest book in my To Be Read basket and throw myself into it, feet first. I could use a few Nac Mac Feegles right about now. I am thrilled to share with you a review from a book I recently featured in a blog tour.

While that was just a spotlight, this is where I can show you how the novel really shined!

The Manicurist by Phyllis Schieber really is a unique book and one that I highly recommend to add to your "to be read" list. First of all, check out that cover! Upon receipt of this book that was the first thing I noticed There were a number of things that struck me about this book, one bein I am thrilled to share with you a review from a book I recently featured in a blog tour.

There were a number of things that struck me about this book, one being the meticulously woven story of Tessa. Both that novel and The Manicurist are stunning portrayals of life with someone who is mentally ill. I don't know if either of these writers have firsthand experience with this, but it definitely is something that they have mastered in writing about. Another high note was how the author conveyed Tessa's character to the reader.

I felt a lot of empathy towards her and I spent the majority of the novel really rooting for her to find peace with her past, present, and future and I think that is exactly what the author was striving for. I would even branch out and say that all of the characters in this novel were colorful and vividly painted and worth each turn of the page. I think this is the strongest point of the novel, and I wish all characters were painted this way - every book would be a treasure.

I did have reservations at first because it has been labeled as paranormal but the author did a great job keeping that to a minimum yet still encompassing some aspects that would fall into the paranormal realm. I don't have to have a huge paranormal element to be happy and this book was peppered with just enough to taunt the imagination but not too much that it was over the top. You won't be disappointed with this read, and it comes highly recommended. This is the type of book that you find yourself thinking about days after you finish Sep 11, Kathleen Kelly rated it really liked it Shelves: The Manicurist by Phyllis Schieber tells the story of Tessa and her mother Ursula and how the both come to terms with mental illness.

It also tells the side story about her husband Walter and his family. A very poignant and endearing story of two women who are the same but oh so different. The story is told in the viewpoint of Tessa. As a result of a surprise visit to the salon she works as a manicurist, of an elderly woman, Fran, who tells Tessa that she knows something about her mother. Told w The Manicurist by Phyllis Schieber tells the story of Tessa and her mother Ursula and how the both come to terms with mental illness. Ursula disappeared and was presumed dead after a deadly car accident killed Dennis, Tessa's father and Ursula's husband, and all Tessa has of her mother is memories.

Tessa also has the ability to sense things that are going to happen, thus her love of being a manicurist as a palmist. This story is at times funny and sad and I enjoyed it very much, although the review copy I had had such tiny print footnote print as my husband said that I had a hard time reading it. But read it I did as I wanted to see what happened with this family and if they could reconcile their differences.

I assume the finished copy will be more legible. Oct 02, Cheryl rated it liked it Shelves: Nicely drawn characters and an intimate portrait of a dysfunctional family, with a daughter nurturing the mother and wondering, after her parents die when she's young, if she wished for her mother's death. Turns out maybe her mother didn't die. Maybe she learned to cope on her own. Maybe she disappeared so her daughter could live a normal life Dec 10, Karen rated it liked it.

This was a good enough book, which dealt with the effects of mental illness on a family.

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However, I did not "connect" with any of the characters, and their relationships and conversations often felt contrived. Oct 18, Maureen rated it really liked it. A very enjoyable, sweet book. It wasn't exactly the story I was expecting but I found it to be a good story of what it must be like to grow up with a mother suffering from mental illness.

Oct 02, Michelle Ogden rated it liked it. I actually struggled with the rating on this book It might have been a realistic ending but I didn't find it too emotionatlly satisfying. I really enjoyed the writing though Recommended to Donna by: Found in a short story collection, The Firefly Dance. Great read for those of us into fortune telling, metaphysics, palm-reading! Magical with a family-drama edge, investigating husband-wife; mother-daughter; new-found relative relationships.

I borrowed this book from Amazon for free since I am a Prime member. It is actually quite different from what I thought it would be.

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Oct 11, E. I enjoyed it very much. As a daughter and a mom, I was very touched by the story and even cried in the end.



Not many books make me cry by the way. Oh one more thing. Oct 24, Karine rated it liked it. Jul 11, Judith Teggelaar rated it really liked it. A very good book -- worth reading. It deals with a daughter and her mother who has a mental illness. The ending is satisfying. Sep 21, Heather rated it liked it. I'm not really sure what to say about this book. Nothing much happens and yet I couldn't stop reading it. So it did something right!

Jan 28, Maryellen rated it liked it. This was a book about a woman who could see the future. Aug 19, Jeanne rated it it was amazing.

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Aug 29, Carrie rated it liked it. A readable story that is a little different. All about family and how our past impacts our grown up self. Feb 04, Maike rated it it was ok.



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I thought it was a little boring! Mar 25, Jean rated it did not like it Shelves: Apr 22, Stephanie rated it really liked it. I liked this book.