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"In the story,Kyra Latimer loses her husband early on to a freak accident. She is numb with depression, and can't imagine how she will move on beyond her grief.
Everything quickly changes though from there, when a young woman appears. She has a small abused boy in tow with her. And she claims that Kyra gave her up for adoption 16 years ago, and that Jesse is her grandson. Kyra, knowing this is not true, yet sees the boy's obvious neglect, agrees to keep Jesse.
As it turns out after adopting Jesse, Kyra finds he is no ordinary child. He becomes quite ill suddenly, and the problem he faces is the worst news possible. Kyra is then forced to face a very hard choice, and that is whether or not she should honor the life-or-death decision on her son."
Boppy, Resident Scholar
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"On the day of Kyra's husband's funeral, a young woman claiming to be the daughter she gave up for adoption twenty years before shows up with her little boy. Believing Kyra is the boy's grandmother, she insists on leaving Jesse with her. Knowing she cannot be related to this woman or her child, Kyra nevertheless takes the boy and a powerful relationship develops between them. When Jesse becomes seriously ill, both Kyra and the boy are forced to make exceedingly difficult decisions."
Charlotte Vale Allen, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Family, caring for ill
Yes
Who is sick?
- Son
because he/she is
- physically ill
Family, loving relations
Yes
Special relationship with
- mother
- son
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Unusual Style:
- a lot of play on words
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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