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I didn't love this book. I barely liked it. It was definitely just OK. The story goes back and forth between Daniel Hunter as an adult and Daniel Hunter as a child/young man. As an adult he's the lawyer for a little boy accused of murdering another little boy. As a child he's in the foster care system because his mom has drug issues.
I was never sure if the "mystery" of the story was whether or not Sebastian murdered the other little boy or if it was trying to figure out why Daniel stopped talki ...more
I was never sure if the "mystery" of the story was whether or not Sebastian murdered the other little boy or if it was trying to figure out why Daniel stopped talki ...more
There was so much at play in this book, so many themes discussed, within two different time frames. Within one, you witness this sad, lost little boy, struggling with the abandonment of his mother, with the loss of control in his life, and with residual anger issues. Daniel, as a child, had much to contend with when his mother continued to bring violent men and drugs into his life. When he meets Minnie, foster/adoptive mother, he finds love, warmth, security, redemption and, in finding it, offer
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Nov 09, 2012
Laura
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Jun 26, 2013
Betsy
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Jun 28, 2013
erin
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ScottK
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