Thursday, September 9, 2010

Mothers & Other Liars by Amy Bourret

This was a quick and interesting read. At the beginning of the book Ruby is a 29 year old woman raising her daughter Lark. She also has been seriously dating a local cop. It's a good thing it's been serious because now they are expecting a baby. Lark is a bright and precocious girl. Life is good. Then one day Ruby sees an article resurrecting a decade-old story about an infant who was involved in a carjacking. (The baby wasn't driving - just a passenger!). You quickly find out that the infant is Lark. This isn't a good situation - especially since her boyfriend is a cop. Throughout the book there are flashbacks so that we learn what happened that "fateful night". It is about the bond between a mother and daughter and also makes you think about nurture versus nature. I really enjoyed it.

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