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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
This was my first book by Greenwood and it will not be my last. The cover is what initially caught my attention and peaked my curiosity about this story. Little did I know that a beautiful cover would hold a story about a mother's love that refuses to give up or give in.
Ginny demonstrated that a mother often will go to any length to protect her child. It was a good reminder how far our world has come in accepting and inclusion of those with disabilities. There is language used in the story that I remember hearing as a young child.
The only reason that I am not giving this 5 stars is for two reasons. 1) There were parts of the story that were included that held no importance to the storyline. i.e. The one chapter about Ginny and the kids going to Disney World on opening day. It felt like filler to make the book a certain page number. 2) Ab changed his mind way too easily. I just didn't feel like his change of heart would have come that easily but that is just my opinion.
Overall this is a fabulous book that I would highly recommend. I received an ARC of this book. All thoughts & opinions are my own.
Ginny demonstrated that a mother often will go to any length to protect her child. It was a good reminder how far our world has come in accepting and inclusion of those with disabilities. There is language used in the story that I remember hearing as a young child.
The only reason that I am not giving this 5 stars is for two reasons. 1) There were parts of the story that were included that held no importance to the storyline. i.e. The one chapter about Ginny and the kids going to Disney World on opening day. It felt like filler to make the book a certain page number. 2) Ab changed his mind way too easily. I just didn't feel like his change of heart would have come that easily but that is just my opinion.
Overall this is a fabulous book that I would highly recommend. I received an ARC of this book. All thoughts & opinions are my own.
3.5 stars rounded up to 4.*
Keeping Lucy is the third book by T. Greenwood that I've had the pleasure of reading. I LOVED Rust & Stardust, her 2018 offering and was hopeful that Keeping Lucy would be in the same vein.
While indisputably well written, Keeping Lucy didn't keep me up at night. Whether that is a good or a bad thing, I will leave to you to decide.
Keeping Lucy is the story of Ginny Richardson, a young housewife who gives birth to a daughter (Lucy) with Down's Syndrome in Delaware in 1969. Her powerful father in law and toe-the-line husband swoop in and convince Ginny that the only option is to send Lucy to an institution that can handle her issues. Wracked with guilt, Lucy trudges forward, continuing to raise their toddler son and go through the motions of life. Until her friend shows her an exposé in a newspaper they don't subscribe to detailing the neglect and abuse at the facility where Lucy had been housed.
Ginny and her friend Marsha decide to go to the facility to see for themselves. What they discover is worse than Ginny's fears and they decide not to return Lucy when the weekend is over. Fearing her father in law & husband, they embark upon a journey to safety and security.
I enjoyed this story and will continue to read T. Greenwood's library!
Keeping Lucy is the third book by T. Greenwood that I've had the pleasure of reading. I LOVED Rust & Stardust, her 2018 offering and was hopeful that Keeping Lucy would be in the same vein.
While indisputably well written, Keeping Lucy didn't keep me up at night. Whether that is a good or a bad thing, I will leave to you to decide.
Keeping Lucy is the story of Ginny Richardson, a young housewife who gives birth to a daughter (Lucy) with Down's Syndrome in Delaware in 1969. Her powerful father in law and toe-the-line husband swoop in and convince Ginny that the only option is to send Lucy to an institution that can handle her issues. Wracked with guilt, Lucy trudges forward, continuing to raise their toddler son and go through the motions of life. Until her friend shows her an exposé in a newspaper they don't subscribe to detailing the neglect and abuse at the facility where Lucy had been housed.
Ginny and her friend Marsha decide to go to the facility to see for themselves. What they discover is worse than Ginny's fears and they decide not to return Lucy when the weekend is over. Fearing her father in law & husband, they embark upon a journey to safety and security.
I enjoyed this story and will continue to read T. Greenwood's library!
3.5 stars
“What’s it like?” Marsha asked. “Being a mom?
Ginny felt her heart swell. “It’s amazing. It’s awful. It’s too much, and it’s too little.”
“What’s it like?” Marsha asked. “Being a mom?
Ginny felt her heart swell. “It’s amazing. It’s awful. It’s too much, and it’s too little.”
T Greenwood is one of the most consistent and underrated writers I can think of. This book kept me interested right from the start and all the way through. I loved the friendship between Ginny and Marsha, that was the heart of the story for me. I truly felt Ginny’s torment here and I was pulling for this family the whole time. High recommend for this one.
2.75/5: something just didn't do it for me. I think the concept was great but in all honesty I feel like nothing was happening
Thank you St Martins Press and Netgalley for a digital galley of Keeping Lucy.
2.5 stars
An emotional tale of a mother’s love, T Greenwood’s new novel tells the story of the lengths one woman will go to keep her daughter. 1969, Ginny gives birth to a daughter, but just as quickly as the baby is born, she’s taken away. Told by her husband and their doctor that the child was born with special needs and would likely not live, she finds that her daughter Lucy has been sent to Willow Ridge to be raised. Devastated by the loss, Ginny spends the next two years grieving her daughter. But when a local paper runs an exposé on the school Lucy was sent to live at, she goes to visit her daughter finding that the conditions of the school are every bit as bad as reported. Immediately she checks Lucy out for a weekend and tries to get her daughter back. Her husband and his family opposing Ginny’s wishes leads to Ginny taking off as far away as she can to keep her daughter.
This is an emotional book at times; the descriptions of child neglect and abuse are horrifying and made my blood boil. I didn’t love Ginny, I felt she lacked a backbone throughout the majority of the story. While the premise of the book is great, the execution of the plot felt shaky to me. I wanted to see everyone and the plot better developed. This one lacked some of the depth that I think would have made it so much more powerful. Even so, it’s a great testament to one woman’s love for her child. I think there will be a great number of people who enjoy this story.
2.5 stars
An emotional tale of a mother’s love, T Greenwood’s new novel tells the story of the lengths one woman will go to keep her daughter. 1969, Ginny gives birth to a daughter, but just as quickly as the baby is born, she’s taken away. Told by her husband and their doctor that the child was born with special needs and would likely not live, she finds that her daughter Lucy has been sent to Willow Ridge to be raised. Devastated by the loss, Ginny spends the next two years grieving her daughter. But when a local paper runs an exposé on the school Lucy was sent to live at, she goes to visit her daughter finding that the conditions of the school are every bit as bad as reported. Immediately she checks Lucy out for a weekend and tries to get her daughter back. Her husband and his family opposing Ginny’s wishes leads to Ginny taking off as far away as she can to keep her daughter.
This is an emotional book at times; the descriptions of child neglect and abuse are horrifying and made my blood boil. I didn’t love Ginny, I felt she lacked a backbone throughout the majority of the story. While the premise of the book is great, the execution of the plot felt shaky to me. I wanted to see everyone and the plot better developed. This one lacked some of the depth that I think would have made it so much more powerful. Even so, it’s a great testament to one woman’s love for her child. I think there will be a great number of people who enjoy this story.
I received a complimentary e-book copy of this book from St. Martin's Press through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you to T. Greenwood, St. Martin's Press, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.
This book totally tugged at my heartstrings. It was about a family in the late sixties that had a Down's Syndrome child, the institutionalized child, class, family, and good friends. It just had it all for me. The characters were beautifully developed and thoroughly included throughout the plot-line.
This is a wonderful book. It could have been ME who was Lucy as I was born in that time period.
Definite recommend.
This book totally tugged at my heartstrings. It was about a family in the late sixties that had a Down's Syndrome child, the institutionalized child, class, family, and good friends. It just had it all for me. The characters were beautifully developed and thoroughly included throughout the plot-line.
This is a wonderful book. It could have been ME who was Lucy as I was born in that time period.
Definite recommend.
Set in the early 70s, it is the story of a mother whose own daughter was taken away after being born with Down Syndrome. Everything Ginny thought she knew about the baby she birthed two years before comes crashing down when she finds out the institution Lucy is being housed at is under investigation for neglect.
Heart wrenching and full of emotions, it will definitely stir a mother’s heart.
Heart wrenching and full of emotions, it will definitely stir a mother’s heart.
Loved it. 4.5 stars if I could.
Easy, beach read style of writing, but a story with more meat and genuine tug at the heart than a beach read.
Easy, beach read style of writing, but a story with more meat and genuine tug at the heart than a beach read.