Review: Heartwarming..Compassionate without being soft...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 6, 2013
This is, without a doubt, the most heartwarming, touching, compassionate and loving book I have read in years. The things kept secret by our ancestors of a few decades ago can alter the lives of those who kept the secrets and of each generation on forward. As we see by this story, this can be so sad.I recommend this book for teens on up. It is a book of life and how to truly live it in love. It is a book of human mistakes and how to learn from them without hurting people.This story is exceptionally well written. It is written in a past / present manor that unravels the secret past of Gracie Leigh's mother and her mother before her. Through the diaries of Grace's mother, we learn what went on when Penny and Eleanor both were just teens. We learn of how it effected each woman, and what they tried to do about it.The characters are so well written I can't even begin to compliment on them enough. These people are ones you will relate to easy and quickly. You know people like them in life. Might be some of this book will help you gain insight into who they (real life people) are and what makes them tick. For the characters of this book, I don't think you will forget them ll so easily. They make a good impression and a statement to carry on in real life.For myself, I can only confess that the last part of this book had me in tears, it touched me that much.Please, do yourself a favor and buy this book.You will not be sorry.