Meredith is proud, anxious, and sad all at the same time. She’s
loved raising the twins, Cody and Dawn, but now they’re graduating
and going to live in other states. Her husband, Joel, is strong and
supportive. She loves him and knows he’s right about letting the
twins start their own lives, but still she feels loss. It’s worse
because this weekend she’ll be subjected to her wealthy ex-husband,
Roger, and his gorgeous new wife, Lily.
Cody and Dawn have
their own worries about graduation and how their behavior may affect
their parents and even their graduation and future. Lily, too, is not
as secure as she seems. Everyone worries, and everyone plans to be on
their best behavior.
This is a good
depiction of a college graduation from the parents both proud and
worried about having an empty nest to the children getting ready to
face the world with tension and excitement. The story is told from
several viewpoints: Meredith, Joel, Cody, Dawn, and Lily. This allows
us to see how each person is reacting to the events in contrast to
how the other characters see them. This is particularly true for
Meredith and Lily.
The plot lines
intersect to keep the story moving, but the focus is on the
characters and their emotions at this important juncture in their
lives.
I received this book
from Harlequin for this review.
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