![]() ![]() Without that, the book is a modestly interesting story. I know the author wants me to feel warm and fuzzy about it, but it never really got there for me. The relationship between Hannah and Bailey was strained from the beginning, and never really developed through the crisis to the end. There are other problems with the story and the execution, but the biggest negative for me is that I never “got” that mother/daughter bonding emotional core. As much as that upbringing ultimately shaped Hannah in a positive way, she (apparently) longs for a connection with Bailey, and is willing to risk and/or sacrifice everything to achieve it – no matter how much of a teenage brat Bailey is and no matter how much Bailey has resented Hannah ever since she married the girl’s father. That’s the whole story – that connection and Hannah’s emotions and decisions that link back to her own feelings of abandonment after her mother left her as a child in the care of her benevolent grandfather. I’m certainly not the target audience, and I’ll admit that, as a male, I may be missing the emotional connection between the heroine, Hannah, and her step-daughter, Bailey. ![]() Based on the hype and the 60,000 reviews on Amazon, I had high expectations. This bestseller and Reese’s Book Club selection is my book club’s January read. ![]()
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