I must confess I had never heard of Susan Lewis before recieving this book - but I will certainly look to read more by her in future! I had no idea what to expect when I started out reading, but was really pleasantly surprised by how gripped I became.
Lewis' writing style is brilliant and this was a fantastic, if at times difficult, read. You can't help but feel sorry for poor Angie; she goes through so much in this book and yet she tries so hard to carry on holding everything together. It made me think long and hard about the power of a mother's love and the love of women in general, and how utterly powerful that can be.
There are a lot of difficult topics covered throughout the story, such as gangs, drugs, grief, poverty etc, but Lewis writes about all of these issues in a very tactful and realistic way. Overall, just a great book that I would definitely recommend.
Lewis' writing style is brilliant and this was a fantastic, if at times difficult, read. You can't help but feel sorry for poor Angie; she goes through so much in this book and yet she tries so hard to carry on holding everything together. It made me think long and hard about the power of a mother's love and the love of women in general, and how utterly powerful that can be.
There are a lot of difficult topics covered throughout the story, such as gangs, drugs, grief, poverty etc, but Lewis writes about all of these issues in a very tactful and realistic way. Overall, just a great book that I would definitely recommend.