Review: Touching and Hysterical at the same time!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 2, 2012
I so enjoyed this book!  It is the touching story of a 20-something young man who is the guardian of his 15-year-old mentally challenged sister.  At the sacrifice of his own happiness, Demitri is devoted to taking care of and protecting Lainey.When he is told that Child Protective Services requires that a special needs child be raised in a family with two parents, he decides to acquire a mail-order bride.  He panics when she arrives in a seemingly inpenatrable wooden crate, afraid that she may be suffocating inside,  When he finally pries the crate open, he discovers a blow up doll.  Can he pass her off as his wife?As I mentioned above the story is both heart-warming and hilarious as Demitri stuggles to keep his sanity while being harassed by the homeowners association who want his ugly old trailer removed from their vision, as he is falling for a lovely girl from the upscale neighborhood, and most of all trying to keep custody of his sister.This is a well-written, clever, witty and entertaining novel which alternated between pulling at my heart-strings and plunging me into gales of laughter; a really different tale.  I highly recommend it!