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For My Daughters by Barbara Delinsky

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jbarr5's review

4.0

For My Daughters by Barbara Delinsky
Socialite Virginia St. Clair shows an interest in the gardener, Will Cray as he goes about his work, She's married to Daniel and has a duty to him.
As years go by she sends her 3 girls a letter asking them to help her move into her new house in Maine.
Attorney Carolyn has just finished up a big case and is free to travel.
Annette has 5 children and a loving husband.
Lea's life is full and empty.
Star's Inn is her mothers and wants to spend time with them.
Love the setting and the very detailed descriptions of the waterfront.
Starts out with her interest in the gardener, Will Cray as he goes about his work. She's married to Daniel and has had to leave him.
Intriguing book about friendship and relationships not only between mother and daughters but their love interests.

crescent_just's review

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3.0

Didn't expect to like it. Caroline made me.

paigereitz's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This is a sweet story. But it suffers from lack of diversity, in which the only Black character is the maid to the rich white woman who seems to exist to caretake, and whose adult son is "wayward" because his father left him. It's also very heteronormative. But the story was a nice exploration of complex relationships between daughters and their mother, and healing old wounds, and took place mostly in Maine - which were all redeeming factors for me.