This is the dilemma facing Abbie Bernard, and she
wrestles with the idea of contacting the other family. Once she decides that she has to
know her birth daughter, Abbie’s fate is sealed.
USA Today
best-selling author and writing teacher Patricia Kay explores the complexity of
family dynamics and the stress that results when such a tragic discovery is
made.
While the plot kept
me turning the pages, a major flaw exists at the end: There is no character arc
on the part of the person who had the most problems dealing with this
situation. The character changes from being completely oppositional to totally
accepting without explanation. Because it seemed that an entire chunk of chapters
was missing, this spoiled what is otherwise an engrossing plot.
