Sherrie Hansen
Author of Night And Day
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- Works
- 14
- Members
- 33
- Popularity
- #421,955
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 7
- ISBNs
- 21
Daybreak is a tale of blended families, childbirth and separation. It’s a quilted tale with tangled threads where past and present, like the different continents of the protagonists, might combine into images of beauty or heartsick pain. No Disney endings (though a mermaid theme threads beautifully through a truly delightful birth scene)—just the raw honesty of a new (but not young) mom, sucked dry by caring for her child, struggling with rejection and isolation, and longing for the dream she once believed; while a new dad tries to restore what’s falling apart.
Some beautiful analogies inform the ending of this tale, with gardening and quilt-making each playing their part. Perfectionism or casual compliance, hope or surrender, listening or speaking… it’s all built on the relationships of families, generations past and present, and love that might or might not conquer all.
“There is always a choice… to look on the bright side and find hygge no matter what your circumstances, or to wallow in the negative and be miserable.” But choices between imperfect futures can be hard to make, especially when perfection is your goal. A lovely book, filled with believable characters, achingly sad and happy situations, touches of terror and despair, and the promise of daybreak after the dark, this Daybreak is highly recommended. There are even delightful hints (never intrusive) of other books by the author—a patchwork world behind the patchwork lives that must somehow fit together for love to survive.
Disclosure: I’ve enjoyed the author’s other books, but this might be my favorite, so I’m really glad I was given an ecopy, and I offer my honest review.… (more)