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Before I Say Good=Bye

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Nell MacDermott is married to Adam Cauliff. She's a tall, slim, athletic, short chestnut-colored hair, midnight-blue eyes, and a generous mouth. "Attractive" was the word used by media when describing her. "For God's sake don't be so silly. Be grateful, you've got a head on our shoulders and know how to use it." (her grandfather's comment) Nell also had a great sense of honor and possessed psychic gifts, which her grandfather dismisses as "flights of fantasy".

My favorite part was one of the most surprising moments in the book. This is when Adam Cauliff's new boat, Cornelia II, blows up in New York Harbor with him and several close business partners inside the boat.

Ben Tucker was standing at the railing of the tour boat that was returning from a visit to the Statue of Liberty. Ben's eyes lingered on the really keen yacht. Suddenly his eyes widened. "No-o-o-o . . . ! He didn't know that his words had been echoed by virtually everyone on the starboard side of the tour boat.

In front of their eyes, the Cornelia II suddenly exploded, becoming an immense fireball, sending bits of debris shooting high into the air before falling all over the waterway that left from the Atlantic Ocean to the Harbor.

Ben's father spun him around and before shock dulled the vision of bodies being blown to bits, Ben registered an impression that settled immediately in his subconscious, where it would stay, to become the reason for endless nightmares.

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I would not recommend this book to people who like reading a little bit. People who like reading a lot, I would because it would keep you entertained and let you imagine what is happening. I didn't really like the book because it didn't

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