Genre: Women’s
Fiction
Description:
When a teenage fling left fifteen year old Anne Sullivan pregnant, she
gave up the baby for adoption. Thirty years later, she learned that her adopted
child might be at risk for multiple sclerosis after the birth father and others
in his family died at an early age from the disease. She tracks down her
daughter’s adoptive family planning to share the medical news with them.
Author:
Ms. Gamble was first published by Harlequin Intrigue's line of
romantic suspense as 'M. L. Gamble' and wrote seven books for them.
She writes relationship stories about women and the men they love and
the friends they hold dearest, with a touch of mystery here, a ghost there,
something extraordinary that gives the folks in her imagined world a little
extra to deal with.
You can find out more on her website.
Appraisal:
This story sucked me in very quickly. The first meeting between Anne
Sullivan and the woman who adopted her child was fraught with tension and
complexity. Both characters were finely drawn and I found myself appreciating
the predicament Anne’s sudden appearance on the scene created for them both.
Molly Harper, for whom the book is named, was the child that Anne gave
up, and that first meeting led to increasing complexity as the two families
dealt with a myriad of external difficulties and at the same time tried to cope
with the realization that their lives had been based on a lie (neither mother
shared the secret of the adoption).
It’d be difficult to share any more of the plot without spoiling your
enjoyment of the story. I found it absorbing. If you enjoy women’s fiction, I
think you will too.
FYI:
Added for
Reprise Review: Molly
Harper by Emelle Gamble was the winner in the Women’s Fiction category for
B&P 2015 Readers' Choice Awards. Original review ran July 17, 2014
Format/Typo
Issues:
Too few to mention.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: Pete Barber
Approximate
word count: 100-105,000 words
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