By
Lola Jaye
Lara
is eight years old when she discovers that she is adopted. She has always felt
out of place, however. She always struggled with issues of somehow being
different, looking different, and is used to holding herself in check.
Upon
her 30th birthday, she finally meets her birth mother, and feels an
immediate connection. Though she fights this feeling, she feels herself drawn
in by her biological mother. Lara is forced to reconcile her life as an adopted
child.
As
we see Lara come to terms with who she is, we also see her come to understand
both of the important women in her life, her mothers. As she learns about her
past and her mothers, she learns she must allow herself to open up, in order to
find understanding, peace, embrace who she is and who she is to become.
This
emotional and interesting novel looks at adoption from three distinct women’s viewpoints:
daughter, biological mother, and adoptive mother. It is a journey of self-discovery,
and also of motherhood.
This looks great! I put it on hold at my library.
ReplyDeleteYou've inspired me to read this to find out how Lara reconciles her own identity as it relates to the two most important women in her life. I'm wanting it to work out for all of them, and I'm hoping that it does!
ReplyDeleteI'm doing my job as a book blogger! Yay!
ReplyDeleteJosie, if you want to review books, let me know.
You would be good at it.
There are a couple coming out that I want to review, you know which ones they are! :-))
ReplyDeletesounds like an interesting story; I'll have to check it out considering I have two adopted children :)
ReplyDeletebetty
looks like a great book!
ReplyDeleteSounds interesting ... I have a friend who should definitely read this.
ReplyDeleteAndrea
This sounds good! I'll add it to my ever growing list of books that I want to read!
ReplyDeleteThat was a lovly review!
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