Letter To My Daughter by George Bishop
This book was a nice surprise. When Laura's daughter runs away on the eve of her fifteenth birthday after a disagreement, Laura is sick with worry. She decides to write her daughter a letter in which she tells about her experiences as a teenager and daughter. As a teen, Laura was involved with a young man who her parents did not approve of. He enlists in the army and goes to Vietnam hoping Laura will wait for him. As Laura grows into an adult she does not want to be like her mother and yet finds herself in a very similar situation. The story pulled me in from the beginning. I could feel Laura's frustration with not knowing where her daughter was. George Bishop did a wonderful job capturing the dynamics of a mother/daughter relationship. I read this book in one sitting. As a mother of a daughter and a daughter myself I found this to be an excellent read!
I received this book for review courtesy of Random House. Thank you Random House!
Looking forward to reading this one. I have it on my Kindle. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI don't have girls. But, this sounds like a great read.
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I just added this to my TBR list, i'm a mom of a daughter and look forward to this one.
ReplyDeleteSounds very interesting - will have to go on my TBR list!
ReplyDeleteI'm planning on reading this one soon; great review.
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This book sounds wonderful! I have seen it on a couple other blogs too and it really has peaked my interest!
ReplyDeleteI agree this was a fantastic read!
ReplyDeleteI have this on my shelf and I plan to read it soon. It sounds like a wonderful book. I don't have a daughter but I enjoy reading books like this.
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