2-3-4 Challenge Book Discussions #2 discussion

Andrew Kane, Cordie’s father, makes a death bed confession that shocks her, potentially changing her life. How does the knowledge her mother is alive change Cordie’s immediate plans? What were your first thoughts upon learning that her mother had abandoned her husband and daughter? Any sympathy for the mother at this point?

Finding out that her mother was alive turned Cordie's life upside down. I have to admit that I had some sympathy for Simone. I think it was because Cordie's father never remarried. I thought that if he still loved her so much, he waited for her to come back that she couldn't be all bad. He was wrong and so was I.

I did not have much sympathy for this particular mother who abandoned her husband and child, for her motive was to get back home to her pampered life of wealth and family power.

Based on the letter Simone wrote to her husband, I didn't have any sympathy for her. I did wonder if she would be a more sympathetic character when we met her and learned her story. That certainly didn't happen.

I didn't have any sympathy at all. She walked out on her husband and daughter and never looked back. Like Robin I did hope that Simone would be a more loving person when Cordie tracked her down.

No sympathy here. I expected Simone to be a horror show because Julie Garwood loves to write in dysfunctional families, especially for the heroine. This is part of her repertoire and from reading so many books in a row, I can't help but notice!