Monday, January 3, 2011

Sister's Choice by Emilie Richards

A very moving book, but a little predictable. Two sisters who have lead very different lives and are not sure how to trust each other. The younger sister, Jamie, was pretty much brought up by her older sister, Kendra. Jamie was the wild one while Kendra was the responsible one. Jamie decides to be a surrogate for her sister. There are a lot of bridges being mended through this process and issues that have long been dormant that come out and need to be resolved. There are some sub-stories that make the story very rich and enjoyable. Some questions that come up for me are how much do you do for your sister? Why do you feel you need to do things? Are you looking for acceptance or praise? How do you know when enough is enough without losing yourself? Richards did a beautiful job developing the characters and story line and I don't feel that anything was really lacking. It was one of those books where you could put it down, but you really did not want to and a little sad when it was over because you want to know what happens in these folks lives. It left me with a good feeling and a need to watch out for more of her books.

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