About
Kendy Laswell and her daughter, Maisey, used to do everything together--until one fateful summer when Maisey witnessed something she shouldn't have, and their relationship fractured. Now, Maisey is back home to get married and Kendy realizes this is her last chance to reconnect with her daughter. Will Kendy and Maisey be able to reclaim the bond they once shared?
The Author
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Jackina Stark
Jackina (pronounced with a long "i" to rhyme with China) Stark recently retired from teaching English at Ozark Christian College to spend more time writing and traveling. During the twenty-eight years she taught at OCC, she traveled nationally...
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Reviews
"During the week before Maisey Laswell's wedding, Maisey avoids her mother Kendy as much as possible and nurses a grievance that has ruptured the relationship. Kendy wonders what has gone wrong, and both women think back to earlier, happier days when they were not at odds. The story is told in the present tense and alternates between Maisey's and Kendy's point of view. By novel's end, author Stark reveals the nature of the grievance and the sin and misunderstanding at its root. She shows how mother and daughter, with the help of the men in their lives, are able to reconcile. This moving relationship novel highlights the importance and possibility of forgiveness."
--Susan Olasky, World, March 13, 2010
"In Stark's story about a secret that shattered a family, the two different first-person accounts distract from the flow of the story, but the lessons learned about forgiveness make this novel worth reading.
"SUMMARY: Kendy and Maisy are as close as a mother and daughter can be, until Maisy witnesses something she shouldn't. When Maisy comes home to marry her college sweetheart, Kendy is hoping for reconciliation. Will Maisy finally be able to come to terms with what she saw nine years ago and make her family whole again?"
3 stars
--Cheryl Hanson, Romantic Times Book Reviews, October 2009