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Carly's Gift: A Novel (2013)

by Georgia Bockoven(Favorite Author)

3.86 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0062279858 (ISBN13: 9780062279859)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

William Morrow Paperbacks

review 1: OHHH I almost gave up on this book. Glad I didn't. It started off great but the middle was dragging badly. But then a big pick up in the storyline carried in the last 100 pages! So I give it 3 stars for a few things-dragging middle and the mom Carly was too unreal. Yes in the end, her behaviors made more sense but several times I was thinking "that wouldn't happen in real life". What I did like about the book was the way it starts and ends-so if you read it-remember it gets better! I also liked the true feelings of resentment David had. That seemed honest and real. I would read more from this author!
review 2: Bockoven has written a very good story about family and love. When Carly is raped (we don't know by whom until the end) her friend Ethan marries her and... more helps raise the child that is born. That appears to be a common story line, but Carly's true love, David does not know of this rape because Carly has encouraged him to finish school and move on to his writing career. Only years later when David visits Carly does he realize his true and forgotten feelings AND the fact that the baby born to Carly might be his own daughter. There are a lot of twists and turns in this book, some a little predictable, some confusing, but in all a story that keeps the attention of the reader and keeps you guessing as to the truth of all the small lies being told from beginning to end. This is a unique story with something for everyone. Bockoven has done a wonderful job creating a story that is filled with the common love of family, but filled with surprises that the reader doesn't see coming until the end. less

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