- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Vanguard Press; Reprint edition (July 27 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1593156146
- ISBN-13: 978-1593156145
- Product Dimensions: 20.9 x 14.9 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #490,561 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Lindsay and Kerrie Ann are sisters who have known hardship from an early age, when their mother was sent to prison and they were separated and sent into foster care. Thirty years later, Lindsay is still trying to reconnect with her little sister.
When they are finally reunited, neither sister’s expectations are met. Kerrie Ann feels intimidated by the “classy,” more educated Lindsay, while Lindsay is dismayed by Kerrie Ann’s streetwise ways. They immediately clash as Lindsay becomes threatened by Kerrie Ann. Simultaneously, Kerrie Ann struggles with the prospect of losing both her home and her boyfriend and is thrown into even further turmoil when her daughter’s foster parents put in a petition to adopt her. As the two sisters engage in the fiercest battles of their lives, they are drawn together despite their differences.
About the Author
Eileen Goudge is the New York Times bestselling author whose novels include The Diary, Domestic Affairs, Woman in Red, and Garden of Lies. There are more than five million copies of her books in print worldwide. She lives with her husband, entertainment reporter Sandy Kenyon, in New York City.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't Give Up, Sep 25 2009
By Shelly Itkin "Book Lover and Mom" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Once in a Blue Moon (Hardcover)
Not all of us are born to wealth or luxury and that is certainly the case of Lindsay and Kerrie Ann. When the children's mom is sent to jail for selling drugs the neighbor Miss Honi Love who is like a mom to them tries to get custody of them but they are sent to live in different foster homes.Lindsay was lucky and got to be placed in a wonderful, loving and caring family who adopted her as there own daughter while Kerrie Ann was sent from foster home to foster home and her life was going downhill.
Now we move to thirty years later and we get to see how Lindsay has made a life for herself. She owns a bookstore and has Miss Honi living and working with her . Kerrie Ann on the other hand is in more trouble then she can handle she married, left him and after not protecting her daughter Bella she is taken away from her.
Kerrie Ann has one thought only and that is the promise she made to herself to get Bella back at what ever the cost.
Now imagine showing up at your sisters book store with a style of dress, tight and revealing outfit and not to mention the pink in her hair to introduce herself to her sister and ask for her help. The reunion is difficult at first but Kerrie Ann is determined to do whatever it takes to win Bella back. With the support of Ollie, Lindsay and Miss Honi they all go thru some difficult times together but the love and support is there and not just for Kerrie Ann as they help Lindsay with problems she encounters about the property that was left to her by her parents the home she adores and does not want to leave.
It is very touching to see how different worlds come together join forces and each help the other sister and it is a very wonderful book which shows that family is there for you although sometimes it is not easy to except help from others but this story shows when everyone is willing to change there is such a thing as a happy ending.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON YOU CAN FIND SECOND CHANCES...., Nov 16 2010
By Laurel-Rain Snow "Rain" "Rainy Days" - Published on Amazon.com
From early childhood, Lindsay understood responsibility. When her mother Crystal chose stripping and drugs above caring for her two daughters, the nurturing fell to Lindsay. Watching over Kerrie Ann became her role in life. But when Crystal was arrested, nothing could keep Lindsay and Kerrie Ann together. Placed in separate foster homes, they lost track of one another for many years.By the time Kerrie Ann inadvertently discovered that she had an older sister--a fact she hadn't remembered because she'd been three years old at the time of their separation--she was in desperate straits. If anyone needed a big sister, it was Kerrie Ann. Somehow, she had made many of the same mistakes as her own mother, with drug use and bad choices; her daughter Bella ended up in the foster care system.
In their years apart, Lindsay had lucked out and was adopted by a loving family. When her adoptive parents died, they left her the beautiful coastal home she loved. Now a bookstore owner in the small town of Blue Moon Bay, Lindsay has just about everything she ever wanted. But a major developer is trying to crush her so that he can build his resort.
When the two sisters finally reconnect, they both have more than enough trouble to overcome.
Will Kerrie Ann reconnect with the sister she doesn't remember, or will their differences drive a greater wedge between them? How will Kerrie Ann begin to change her life so that she can get her daughter back? And what will a handsome stranger who inadvertently enters Lindsay's life bring to the table? More trouble? Or the possible solution to at least one of her problems.
From the opening pages until the very end, I was compelled to keep reading. The story and the characters felt so familiar to me, especially since I had spent years working with dysfunctional families. Finding the fragile connections between family members and working to strengthen them were my goals, so I could totally relate to the struggles and drama in this story. Once in a Blue Moon is a tale of a family, but it is more than that. It is the ultimate testament to the strength of family bonds, no matter how many obstacles crop up along the way; it is also a reminder of how easily these bonds can be severed and that the task of maintaining them is the most important one in life.
A definite five star read for me.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Once In a Blue Moon, July 24 2010
By Zippee - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Once in a Blue Moon (Hardcover)
My feelings toward this book were a lot better at the beginning than at the end. As the book went on, the characters began to wear on me - I found them to be annoying and entitled, Miss Honi Love being the exception. The ending dragged on for too many pages, and "shockingly," it ended picture perfect for the characters. A little more true-to-life grit would do this book some good.
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