This book grabbed me from the very beginning. It begins in the 1960s with our main character Carly as she is starting to work in a hospital and about to meet Hunter who is labeled as a difficult patient but will make a break through with her. After their introduction you will see why this novel is different. Why did Hunter know the Beatles song that had never been played before? I have never been very interested in the 60/70s time period before I was born so if you feel the same way don’t let that stop you from reading this book. While the era is important it works well and also does not stay there for long. There is a lot of references to Vietnam though so if that’s a difficult subject for you than it could be difficult to read here.
At the heart of this story is what we will do for love. For the love our spouse but even more for the love a child. This is very much a story of a mother’s love for her child and what that love will mean. Carly is a very sympathetic narrator and I really enjoyed her. I did think the hospital scenes should have been condensed but they were told well. There is a lot about preemies in a NICU if that’s a hard subject to read about be warned.
It is a very moving novel with a lot of bittersweet moments. It is definitely not a novel that will have a true happy ending but it is still very much worth the journey. I do have some issues with some of the choices made. I can see that they were to get to the ending but I still think we could have investigated other options. I had never heard of this author before but I will definitely be looking forward to her next novel and until then I’m excited to check out her previous works. This is a novel that’s hard to review without giving away the material so go ahead and jump in even though you’re not sure what to expect.
At the heart of this story is what we will do for love. For the love our spouse but even more for the love a child. This is very much a story of a mother’s love for her child and what that love will mean. Carly is a very sympathetic narrator and I really enjoyed her. I did think the hospital scenes should have been condensed but they were told well. There is a lot about preemies in a NICU if that’s a hard subject to read about be warned.
It is a very moving novel with a lot of bittersweet moments. It is definitely not a novel that will have a true happy ending but it is still very much worth the journey. I do have some issues with some of the choices made. I can see that they were to get to the ending but I still think we could have investigated other options. I had never heard of this author before but I will definitely be looking forward to her next novel and until then I’m excited to check out her previous works. This is a novel that’s hard to review without giving away the material so go ahead and jump in even though you’re not sure what to expect.