Isabel's Daughter, by Judith Ryan Hendricks

Isabel's Daughter, by Judith Ryan Hendricks

$2.83 + tax at the Parkville Bookworm

Avery James grew up in a group home and series of foster homes. She wasn't curious about the woman who left Avery when she was a newborn in the furnace room of the Randall Carson Foundling House. Now, Avery's 25, and, having recently met her mom's lover, wants to know more about the mother she never knew.

At first, I wasn't terribly impressed with the book. The fact that the author used present tense for the here-and-now was a bit distracting for me. I was quickly drawn in, however, by the vivid descriptions and Avery herself. Overall, it was a good book, but a little heavy.