When I was growing up, I lived for summer vacations and all the glorious free time it represented for me to bury my nose in a book. There was a library within walking distance of our house that could easily have become my home-away-from-home. I’d check out the maximum number of titles that I could (I think the limit was three), read them all by bedtime (and sometimes even under the covers with my Girl Scout flashlight), and then be back the next day as soon as the doors opened to check out three more.
Love/Hate relationship:
I love, yes, LOVE this book, til death do we part.
Tags:
mothers
foster care
mental illness
childhood
I really did love this book. Written by Andrew Bridge, Hope's Boy is the story of his childhood, first with his mother then in foster care. Bridge describes his refusal to give up on her and, ultimately, her refusal to abandon him. A gifted writer, Bridge is now a children's rights lawyer, working for children in foster care. The book has a strong and steady narrative voice that carries the reader to its redeeming conclusion. A worthy and excellent read!
Date you read it, or plan to read it -- never is not an option!:
