Review: Saving Peace Review
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 2, 2012
I really enjoyed the characters and how different they were. Siobhan or Sib for short was an anchor woman for the local news, MaryBeth or MB the wife and mother that everyone came to for comfort and to hold them together, and Kim the President at Peace College.The three women became close friends during college each trying to belong.  Little by little they grow apart, and 30 years later barely are talking to each other.  MaryBeth and Sib are shocked to find out that their beloved Peace College is going co-ed and changing its name to William Peace University, and that Kim their friend who is President at Peace College is letting it happen.I liked how the author went back to the beginning and told about the friendship of the girls, when they went to school together, got married, and how their lives progressed.  She told the story of how they each got busy with their own lives, Sib working hard to become a news anchor, being a bit cold and did not have much time for her family; ignoring her daughter and relying on MaryBeth to always be available even at the last minute; MaryBeth a mother of three but still lonely and a bit depressed at being a stay at home mother, and Kim who had an alternative lifestyle and an eating disorder.This story reminds me that everyone has a story - that no matter what it looks like on the outside there is more going on than what can be seen.Do you think that the 3 friends where able to keep Peace College as girls school only? Do you think they became the good friends they once were?  You will have to read the book to find out.I received a Copy of this book from the author for purpose of honest review for the IOB Tours. I was not compensated for the review, and the review is honest and my responsibility.