Review: A great read for a cold wintery day
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2014
Misplaced Devotion by Bobby Barton is a short romance novel set in the 1940’s and 50’s.  Fourteen year-old Mary Sawyer is excited about her new baby sister when news that her father is MIA reaches home.  Between the difficult delivery and the news of her husband’s demise, Mary’s mother withdraws leaving Mary to care for her mother and her new baby sister.  Felix Santos, the landlord’s son has been a lifelong friend to Mary and becomes a great support to her and her family during this time of need.  They fall in love and Mary vows to wait for Felix when he joins the Army.  Shortly after he leaves Mary (now 17) is raped and conceives a child.  To ashamed to tell the truth she accepts the proposal of Felix’s brother Miguel.This is a story about love life’s crossing paths and of interracial love a head of its time.  This story will make you laugh and cry.  Bobby does an excellent job of developing the characters and making them care about their well-being.Misplaced Devotion makes a great short read for a cold winter day.