*Theme:*
About what motherhood really means - is a mother the one who gives birth, or the one who raises you? About impossible choices in war, survivor's guilt, and how love can make a woman do both the most heroic and the most painful thing.
After seeing so many recommendations for "The Paris Daughter", even though not my normal genre, I put it on hold. I decided to give it a try because of the rave reviews. Part way I closed the book, as it was so heart wrenching and we had recently had a loss in our family. Holding it and trying to decide whether to keep reading I read Martha Hall Kelly's comment "Tore up my heart and put it back together again". I had to continue with hopes of my heart being put back together. Kristin Harmel's beautiful writing kept me going.
onLeave a Comment on After seeing so many recommendations for "The Paris Daughter", even though not my normal genre, I put it on hold. I decided to give it a try because of the rave reviews. Part way I closed the book, as it was so heart wrenching and we had recently had a loss in our family. Holding it and trying to decide whether to keep reading I read Martha Hall Kelly's comment "Tore up my heart and put it back together again". I had to continue with hopes of my heart being put back together. Kristin Harmel's beautiful writing kept me going. 
