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kristinrob's review against another edition
4.0
Intriguing character study involving two mid-life couples, their children, overwhelming wants, needs and misguided loyalties.
Georgia wants a baby. Alice wants her to have what she wants. But then, things go a little crazy...
Georgia wants a baby. Alice wants her to have what she wants. But then, things go a little crazy...
stephsabia's review against another edition
3.0
*SOME SPOILERS*
I have mixed feeling about this book. Leaving Haven is the story of two families, two married couples who each have a teenage daughter. Georgia and John have been desperately trying to have a second baby for a decade. Alice and Duncan are perfectly content with just one child so Alice decides to donate her eggs to her best friend so that she may have what she has always wanted,another baby to love and mother. Things are going well until Georgia discovers two for the most important people in her life have betrayed her.
I thought the story line was well put together and the characters were beautifully developed. I felt as if I knew each and every one of them personally by the time I was done with the book. The story line kept me engaged and quickly turning the pages but I did not get that satisfied feeling I get when I really understand the characters and their journeys, no matter how flawed they might have been. I just don't know about this story. I don't know if I buy it that Alice would have an affair with her best friends husband just months after doing a selfless act for that very friend. And I definitely don't buy it that John would cheat on his wife with her best friend. He loved Georgia and seemed to want nothing but the best for her. I could see him being in a position to cheat but I can't see him adding salt to the wound by doing it with someone Georgia loved so much. I was definitely entertained by this book but I don't think I would recommend it to any of my friends.
I have mixed feeling about this book. Leaving Haven is the story of two families, two married couples who each have a teenage daughter. Georgia and John have been desperately trying to have a second baby for a decade. Alice and Duncan are perfectly content with just one child so Alice decides to donate her eggs to her best friend so that she may have what she has always wanted,another baby to love and mother. Things are going well until Georgia discovers two for the most important people in her life have betrayed her.
I thought the story line was well put together and the characters were beautifully developed. I felt as if I knew each and every one of them personally by the time I was done with the book. The story line kept me engaged and quickly turning the pages but I did not get that satisfied feeling I get when I really understand the characters and their journeys, no matter how flawed they might have been. I just don't know about this story. I don't know if I buy it that Alice would have an affair with her best friends husband just months after doing a selfless act for that very friend. And I definitely don't buy it that John would cheat on his wife with her best friend. He loved Georgia and seemed to want nothing but the best for her. I could see him being in a position to cheat but I can't see him adding salt to the wound by doing it with someone Georgia loved so much. I was definitely entertained by this book but I don't think I would recommend it to any of my friends.
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