Meh. I am not sure if it is because I have been reading too much fluffy stuff lately (most of which I have liked,) but this just fell short. The characters were just ok...I just couldn't find myself caring about either one very much. It was also a tad too predictable and tidy. This is worth a library rental but definitely not one to add to the collection.
Book Description via Amazon.com
The author of five blockbuster novels, Emily Giffin, delivers an
unforgettable story of two women, the families that make them who they are, and
the longing, loyalty and love that binds them together
Marian Caldwell is a thirty-six year old television producer, living her
dream in New York City. With a fulfilling career and satisfying relationship,
she has convinced everyone, including herself, that her life is just as she
wants it to be. But one night, Marian answers a knock on the door . . . only to
find Kirby Rose, an eighteen-year-old girl with a key to a past that Marian
thought she had sealed off forever. From the moment Kirby appears on her
doorstep, Marian’s perfectly constructed world—and her very identity—will be
shaken to its core, resurrecting ghosts and memories of a passionate young love
affair that threaten everything that has come to define her.
For the precocious and determined Kirby, the encounter will spur a process
of discovery that ushers her across the threshold of adulthood, forcing her to
re-evaluate her family and future in a wise and bittersweet light. As the two
women embark on a journey to find the one thing missing in their lives, each
will come to recognize that where we belong is often where we least expect to
find ourselves—a place that we may have willed ourselves to forget, but that the
heart remembers forever.
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