Amanda meets and marries Jack, but one
suspects that she really fell in love with his three year old twins.
She can't have children herself, and she wants them desperately. The
early part of the book is filled with the idyllic, loving family that
Amanda and Jack, create for the three-year-old twins.
But there are other problems on the
horizon. Although Jack has told his billionaire father that he
doesn't want to live on his money, the money is still there. When
Jack and his parents are killed in a plane crash, it's left to Amanda
to take care of the inheritance. All she wants is the girls, but
scenting money, the maternal grandparents manage to gain custody. The
girls are raised in a poor, red-neck environment, experimenting with
sex and drugs and believing the lies told about Amanda.
The book is an easy read. Amanda and
the girls tug at your hear strings. How many children have been
sacrificed to the avarice of grandparents? The biblical themes,
prodical son and Cain and Abel, are very prominent, but most readers
will probably be oblivious. The fact remains it's a great story.
On the negative side, the characters
are not well developed. We like the girls and Amanda and keep rooting
for them, but the grandparents are too much of a caricature of evil
to be believable. I enjoyed the setting, but felt the novel's
potential was squandered on less than fully realized characters.
I recommend the book, if you like a
quick read. It has good Christian principles and can even make you
cry.
I reviewed this book for the Thomas
Nelson Booksneeze Program.
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