Finished Su 3/20/17 March 2017 selection for the Contemporary Book Club
Two interlocking stories-
Alice- Infertile co-owner, with husband Jake, of a world famous barbeque shop in Austin, TX. Both desperately want a child. They had a baby, Mitchel, through adoption, but the mother changed her mind, and they lost the kid after one day.
Alice becomes a Big Sister of a troubled teenager, Evian
Carla- Lives in Honduras and her mother is in Texas. Carla lives with her two brothers, Junior and Carlos, and her grandmother. Her grandmother dies and Carlos is removed to Texas by mom. The mother cares for all of her children, but circumstances are absolutely impossible.
At 13 yrs. old, Carla and Junior make the journey to the US with Ernesto, a gang member who takes pity on them. Carla is raped on the way, and makes it to Mexico and her mother manages to send $2,000 to pay the coyote.
Carla is pregnant after the rape and decides to give up the baby. The conditions in Austin are almost as bad as Honduras. She realizes that she must give up the baby so that she can have a live. Alice and Jake get the baby girl.
Great story, but seems a little too Young Adult. The two story lines works because it's only two, very distinct people. Split stories are generally just too confusing and not worth the effort.
author's website-
http://www.amandaward.com/
her facebook page-
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=amanda%20eyre%20ward
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