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Island Girl (2010)

by Lynda Simmons(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0425237249 (ISBN13: 9780425237243)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Berkley Trade

review 1: I really liked this book and thought all of the characters were unique. Strong willed and outspoken Ruby is forgetting things more and more, even though her doctor has changed her meds, hoping it will hold the disease off a little longer. She confides in an ex boyfriend about her disease in hopes that he will help her get her oldest daughter home, to take care of her younger sister and to take over the family home. Liz was a lawyer, but after the accident with her sister, she became an alcoholic, throwing everything away. She has no intentions of ever speaking to her mother again. Grace is carefree, a little slow, with a love for everyone, but underneath all the smiles and laughter, she is lonely and hurting and can't tell anyone about it. All three of these ladies h... moreave to move on from their past in order to truly live once again. I would really like to see another book to find out what happens later on!
review 2: Ruby Donaldson, a 55-year old woman, is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. She decides to put her life and death in order. She has to two daughters Grace (who is about to get married) and Liz (once a promising lawyer, now an alcoholic). This novel is written from the point of view of each of these three women with alternating chapters.This novel is not only about a dysfunctional family having to deal with such a devastating disease, but also about the relationships within that family. This is a highly emotional story with strong characters. Although, a little slow at first, once we begin to know the characters, they story picks up and the reader becomes intertwined in the various lives and subplots. Even the ending was a bit troublesome. Bring your tissues and be ready for an emotional rollercoaster. less

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