yetanothersusan 's review for:

Keeping Lucy by T. Greenwood

4.0

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You want to chalk up the attitudes and actions to "the times." And "things are different these days." But that doesn't keep the reader from cringing when reading about the conditions of the home Lucy was kept in or how Ginny's own family fought against her desire to keep her child at home. I really enjoyed Ms. Greenwood's ability to sympathetically portray both Ginny and her husband, who is stuck between his parents' control, his love for his wife, and his need to find himself. Though it might have been distracting, I think it would have been nice to develop his character a bit more. I really enjoyed how Ms. Greenwood subtly weaved in a woman's inability to function in society without a man: Ginny got an allowance, didn't have a driver's license, etc. in to the story of saving Lucy. The only aspect of the story that didn’t feel realistic was the actual problems Ginny had with toddler Lucy. It all seemed a bit too easy and I would have expected a few more bumps as they got to know each other. And we know how I feel about nice, neat, pretty endings.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for a copy of the book. This review is my own opinion.