Review: Quirky Title for a Quirky Family!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 24, 2011
I really wasn't sure whether or not I was going to like this book, but was very pleasantly surprised by how much I truly enjoyed reading it.  The characters really come alive in each individual chapter.  "Mama" is a hoot!  She doesn't speak to anyone for 20 years, but suddenly decides it's time to talk again.  She has a Lot to say, and in her own unique way.The four daughters who haven't heard their mother speak in all those years are brought together for a family get together to celebrate mama talking again.  Each one has their memories of mama and how they fit into the family dynamics.  Like all families everyone sees things in a different way.Emotions run high when the girls confront their mother as to why she stopped talking, and old sibling rivalries tend to never die.  No matter what the age.  Mama does her best to show each daughter that they are all much loved, and cherished by her.I can just picture the glass house and the Vogels inside, with the poppies and lupines outside, looking in.The only reason I didn't give this book 5 stars was because I some times had a hard time remembering which daughter I was reading about in that particular chapter.  I would have to keep going back to check.I received a complimentary copy of this book to review.