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One for the Murphys
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
The premise of this book is simple - single daughter from a damaged home goes to live with a new foster family and has her eyes opened.
The book was more of a break in Carley's dismal life, showing her what a loving family is all about and getting her to explore relationships (siblings, friends, how loving adults should behave, etc.), interspersed with lots of little snippets to highlight how good she is at her core, even if she plays out because she's uncomfortable being emotional and doesn't know how to react when she's treated decently.
There were lots of niggly, silly errors that made me sigh, but didn't totally spoil my enjoyment of the book.
All the way through I had that stomach-churning, pre-drama feeling as I awaited her mother's re-appearance, but it was a damp squib of an ending.
Perhaps, that was the point.
The book was more of a break in Carley's dismal life, showing her what a loving family is all about and getting her to explore relationships (siblings, friends, how loving adults should behave, etc.), interspersed with lots of little snippets to highlight how good she is at her core, even if she plays out because she's uncomfortable being emotional and doesn't know how to react when she's treated decently.
There were lots of niggly, silly errors that made me sigh, but didn't totally spoil my enjoyment of the book.
All the way through I had that stomach-churning, pre-drama feeling as I awaited her mother's re-appearance, but it was a damp squib of an ending.
Perhaps, that was the point.