Review: Powerful but gently told tale of self discovery
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2014
Early Daze touches on many plot lines, gently, but powerfully.  This books focus is primarily on Jess, a young woman who has given birth to her daughter Samantha, prematurely - at the line where surviving outside the womb is barely possible. Ms. Roberts does a brilliant job at keeping the pace of the book moving, while expressing the painfully slow progress Samantha makes.While her daughter is in the NICU (Natal Intensive Care Unit), Jess meets other parents whose children face similar struggles. They form a bond and support each other through progress and setbacks. In scattered moments, those which exist between trying to understand medical treatment and keeping the rest of their life moving, these ordinary people expose their individuality, broadening Jess's horizons. In times of complete anger and confusion, regret and despair, Jess awakens from a young woman with limited vision, to one who realizes that one must leap into whatever life gives in order to live completely.A truly well crafted book that touches the heart. (Really 4.5 stars)