Laura S. (BookHappy) reviewed on + 32 more book reviews
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Several notches above the usual mass-market potboiler.
The characters are drawn with a realism and complexity that few authors can manage let alone attempt. We really get to love the little girl, Kenya. We love Doyle and Tip and Sullivan, even though they have not always acted admirably.
The plot involves a mother who watches the boys she put up for adoption from afar -- not announcing herself, but just making sure that they are treated well. And "afar" may not be far enough for the adoptive family's comfort -- but then otherwise she would not have been in place to push one of them out of the way of an oncoming vehicle.
This accident sets up a chain of events in which her identity is revealed and her daughter (Kenya) meets the boys mentioned above. The story mostly covers only a couple days, but covered in such an emotional depth that you are not bored at all. A closing chapter covers the graduation of one of the boys from medical school after a gap of a few years.
An amazing novel and easy to recommend.
The characters are drawn with a realism and complexity that few authors can manage let alone attempt. We really get to love the little girl, Kenya. We love Doyle and Tip and Sullivan, even though they have not always acted admirably.
The plot involves a mother who watches the boys she put up for adoption from afar -- not announcing herself, but just making sure that they are treated well. And "afar" may not be far enough for the adoptive family's comfort -- but then otherwise she would not have been in place to push one of them out of the way of an oncoming vehicle.
This accident sets up a chain of events in which her identity is revealed and her daughter (Kenya) meets the boys mentioned above. The story mostly covers only a couple days, but covered in such an emotional depth that you are not bored at all. A closing chapter covers the graduation of one of the boys from medical school after a gap of a few years.
An amazing novel and easy to recommend.
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