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A Sister's Promise (2000)

by Karen Lenfestey(Favorite Author)

3.62 of 5 Votes: 5

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English

genre

Fiction

series

Sisters Series

review 1: Jason Stratham DVDs on the shelves. Check.Hunting rifles in the case. Check.Spike tv playing. Check.Less than zillion pairs of shoes. Check.I'm a guy. Settled. So why did I enjoy Karen Lenfestey's Sister's Promise so much? I read it after meeting Ms. Lenfestey at a library book fair. She seemed a nice enough person so I decided to give her novel a read. Honestly, I wasn't expecting much. It was after all about a woman in conflict over whether to be a mother. First thing that popped into my head "Aren't we all in conflict over parenthood?" Not just women but men as well. Not just people with inheritable diseases, but healthy people who fought too hard to reach that sweet spot in life to share it with a free loader for the next 18 years. Yet I enjoyed this book. While I love... mored Karen's writing style, what I liked most about the book was that it didn't make easy choices. It dropped questions of morality to speak on humanity. There was no right or wrong, just the characters' frustrations over their actions. As a father I already knew some of Kate's concerns by heart. Her's is not a individual problem. However, I believe women may have a greater connection to this book because their identity is so tied to motherhood. This is a heart warming story that doesn't want to make a grand statement. It is about characters who just want to be heard. Characters who earned that right because they are they are speaking for so many of us.
review 2: I enjoyed this book very much and look forward to reading the sequel. A Sister's Promise explores the relationship between two sisters with a devastating diagnosis for one of them, and a complicated, life changing decision for the other. The book begs the question....how far would you go for a loved one and how much is too much to ask of a family member? I enjoyed the sister's and their story. I found it thought provoking but not depressingly deep. less

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