BE PREPARED FOR HAPPY TEARS
This is a story about Faith, Hope, and Charly, three adult
daughters of Barry and Eileen Shepherd. Eileen died shortly before the story
begins, but her presence is felt. Charly, the sister who tells the story, was
almost named Charity, but when her father first looked at her at the hospital, he
thought she looked more like Charly.
I found myself tearing up throughout, but this is not a sad
book. The emotions I felt were related to family love, something we don't read about
as much as we used to. The author is quite good at writing about family in a
powerful, but subtle way.
Besides the father and his three daughters, Charly, who is
divorced and living with her father, has two children, nine and twelve, who
play important parts in the story. There is also Faith's husband, Michael, a
retired policeman, who adds to the happenings without taking over.
Charly and her father have a nursery in Silver Shores,
Oregon, where they grow plants to sell to gardeners. The book begins with a
hail storm and the destruction of the crop. To make things worse, the insurance
check wasn't sent. I thought the book would be how they survived this disaster.
And, I might say, I may not have finished the book if that was all there was to
it. However, I soon learned the real problem and I was hooked.
I can't tell you much more without taking away some of the
enjoyment you'll have reading the book. I can say that you'll think about
cookies from time to time and you'll be pleased to know there is a recipe in
the back of the book. I can also tell you that the three sisters work well
together as detectives and I wouldn't be surprised if the trio shows up in a
sequel.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The author knows a little something about gardening and cookies. Nicola Furlong lives in a small seaside town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. When she is not writing or teaching writing, she grows blossoms and bakes cookies. She writes mystery and inspirational novels, and teaches electronic publishing.
The author knows a little something about gardening and cookies. Nicola Furlong lives in a small seaside town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. When she is not writing or teaching writing, she grows blossoms and bakes cookies. She writes mystery and inspirational novels, and teaches electronic publishing.
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I love happy tears, great review!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Librarian Lavender, for stopping by and commenting. I hope you'll check out my bookmobile books. A few happy tears there.
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