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Loading... Once Upon a Sunsetby Tif Marcelo
   None No current Talk conversations about this book.  Stacie-C | May 8, 2021 |   I really enjoyed this book about not only Margo and Diana's relationship as mother and daughter but the generational side of things via letters they found and then in the Phillipines when they went there and who their family really was. I enjoyed the 2nd half of the book more so than the first because I learned so much more about the family. (  ) sweetbabyjane58 | Jan 22, 2020 | no reviews | add a review
"Diana Gallagher-Cary is at a tipping point. As a Washington, DC, OB/GYN at a prestigious hospital, she uses her career to distract herself from her grief over her granny's death and her breakup from her long-term boyfriend after her free-spirited mother moves in with her. But when she makes a medical decision that disparages the hospital, she is forced to go on a short sabbatical. Never one to wallow, Diana decides to use the break to put order in her life, when her mother, Margo, stumbles upon a box of letters from her grandfather, Antonio Cruz, to her grandmother from the 1940s. The two women always believed that Antonio died in World War II, but the letters reveal otherwise. When they learn that he lived through the war, and that they have surviving relatives in the Philippines, Diana becomes determined to connect with the family that she never knew existed, though Margo refuses to face her history. But Diana pushes on, and heads on a once-in-a-lifetime trip that challenges her identity, family history, and her idea of romantic love that could change her life forever"--Provided by publisher. No library descriptions found. |
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Sunset focuses on Diana, an OB-GYN in DC and her mother, Margo, a photographer turned Instagram superstar. Diana and Margo are living in Diana’s house while it undergoes a remodel. While unpacking boxes, Margo comes across some letters from her mother to her father that held a family secret, shattering everything Margo and Diana believed to be true.
As a result of the bombshell in the letters, Diana decides to take a trip to visit the family she just found out she had. Convenient timing as she’s just been asked to take a vacation from work due to a choice she made concerning patient care. She asks her mom to come with her and Margo declines at the time, not really ready to face the new reality of having a long lost family. Don’t worry, she of course joins her on the trip.
To me, Sunset was a wonderful testament to mother/daughter relationships and the power of letting go and taking chances. I thought the character growth that both Diana and Margo go through once they reach The Philippines was beautiful and really helped progress their story. Add in a romance for both of them and you’ve got yourself a really cute, sweet story about family and forgiveness.
This was my first Tif Marcelo but will not be my last. I enjoyed the story (read it in a couple of hours). I’m giving it a 3.5 out of 5 stars. It was good, I liked it but I wasn’t blown away enough to give it a 4 or a 5. I look forward to more from this author.
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