I haven’t read any of Lisa Tucker’s previous books but was instantly drawn in by the description on the back of this one: “Though Matthew and Amelia were once in love and planning to raise a family together, they are now professional enemies.” Boy, things sure must have gone wrong there, I thought to myself. Better find out what this is all about.
once promising students and lovebirds, Amelia has dedicated her life to charity and uncovering crimes against ethics, while Matthew has become a high-powered executive at a major pharmaceutical company. Talk about going in opposite directions!
Anyway, Matthew’s profit-motivated life takes an interesting turn when, in a drug-induced fit of kindness, he opens his home up to streetwise 10-year-old boy, Danny, and his three-year-old sister. Their troubled mother has her own pharmaceutical issues, and soon Matthew is way more involved with this sad, broken family than he wants to be. Plus, Amelia turns up all prissy and holier-than-thou, which puts him in an even worse mood. Matthew thinks Amelia is naïve, Amelia thinks Matthew is corrupt, and Danny thinks they’re both lucky to have a roof over their heads and warm clothes and food.
The book is about taking responsibility, caring for others and what it means to do the right thing. But it’s also described as a very modern story that explores serious social issues and the shifting morality of 21st century America. Honestly, I found the bits where that was happening a bit try-hard, but otherwise I lapped this book up because I wanted to know how Matthew and Amelia would ever come together, given the opposite corners they’ve found themselves in. Throw in some starving kids, a drug-addicted mother, and some serious soul-searching and you have all the elements of a page-turning read.
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