Review: Relationship caring and feeding.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 4, 2014
Lauren Simpson, the heroine, is a single mom with a six-year-old daughter. Lauren has lost her parents, lost her husband, is living with her father-in-law and doesn’t believe she can be happy. Bad things happen when she is happy.Miles Hamilton, the hero, is the sibling that has left the town of Boise to do his own thing. His father has called him back to work in the family business, a large agricultural seed company that is buying up small farms. They have their sights set on acquiring Lauren’s father-in-law’s farm.Lauren and Miles, through their many conflicts, do not lose sight of their feelings. Through their recognition that they must share and communicate their feelings, rather than running away, they show how to resolve conflicts and grow a caring relationship.This story could have been a dull repeat of the formulaic story of conflict between two families with different agendas. Instead, the author Lynn Cahoon has written an involved and complex story about a single parent’s struggle to find happiness and security for her daughter and herself. The characters in the story are true to life with many of the problems families have and the struggle they endure to surmount them. A very good read that will keep you turning the pages.