Review: A bit too tidy
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2013
This book could've earned four stars with a bit more realism. I liked the story line, though it was incredibly sad. My favorite parts were the beginning chapters that moved between the past and the present for Cath. The parts that seemed so tidy began when Jame, Cath's high school boy friend, came back into her life. Within a very short period of time, he becomes ensconced into her life again and their children become a close family - almost immediately. Because I have a blended family, I could not help but think time and again, "That doesn't seem plausible," even for a book of fiction. Cath's character didn't seem true, either. For a smart and strong widow who'd raised two girls, she sure jumped right back in with Jame against her instincts. I wish the second half of the book was as well-written as the beginning.