Review: stirred my emotions
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 30, 2013
The novel begins with Christine, an eleven-year-old girl, being abused by her mother. When tragedy strikes, Christine loses the one person she's always been able to turn to. Along with her suspicions and what her aunt confirms, Christine uncovers a big secret about her origins and a past that the grownups around her have tried to conceal. Christine presses on, finding the truth about who she is and where she came from.The abuse Christine goes through is torturous and reading those scenes stirred my emotions. With the focus on the turmoil and changes in her family life and her inner strength, this is a page turner. I also enjoyed the adult characters, particularly the ones who favored Christine and guided her in her odyssey.