Beauty And The Epilogue Of Lucy Gayheart

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This book so very much reminded me of Beauty and the Beast that I only want to say one copied the other. It has very similar characters that share very similar personalities and dilemmas. They have an odd triangle of romance and jealousy and many other negative feelings. The only difference Lucy Gayheart is the ending. Lucy Gayheart ends on a much sadder note. However, it does have a sort if bitter sweet epilogue. My thought of Lucy at the beginning of the book was sweet. She was a simple girl wanting to learn music and better herself. She wanted to move out of her town and into one that she could make a life in. She reminded me of myself. She embodied the life of any coming up adult. Many of us leave our home towns to study somewhere new

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