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heritage & mothers
This book gained depth trough the theme of heritage and family. It made Hillary more real and relatable character to me. Her struggles are realistic. I could understand her issues with being hesitant about more children and feeling inadequate. Those are such human doubts and especially with mothers.
It made her even better mother in my eyes because she tries so much with everything she knows.
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I felt very anxious about that part also. I was wondering if Claire would be there or gone when Hillary returned!cpru68 wrote: ↑01 Mar 2020, 12:20 There was one part that Hillary leaves sleeping Claire to go check on another character. I just felt so apprehensive about her doing that. And, with a murderer running about, I felt it was a irresponsible move. Yet, Hillary was an abandoned child, so she may not have good parenting skills. Yet, I would think this would have made her more protective.
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I felt that I missed something for not reading first two books. It was definitely a slower start and it took time to connect with Hilary. But her inner struggles very real and made that possible.NetMassimo wrote: ↑01 Mar 2020, 06:07 Hillary's insecurities as a mother were often highlighted in the novel. Initially I wondered if I was missing something from the first books of the series, but then the various mentions of Hillary's mother offered a bigger picture that made her attitude easier to understand.
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It definitely took strength not to fall into familiar patterns of behavior. I admire that too.Twylla wrote: ↑01 Mar 2020, 09:14 Hillary's ability to deal with her abandonment by her mother, made her a better mother in my opinion. It was interesting that she was afraid of repeating her mother's behavior when she had not been influenced by her for most of her childhood. I admired the way she made up her mind not to repeat her own mothers mistakes.
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Good point. I was more thinking overall of the book and her inner struggles but this is great example. I don't think that is the first of last mistake she will ever make.cpru68 wrote: ↑01 Mar 2020, 12:20 There was one part that Hillary leaves sleeping Claire to go check on another character. I just felt so apprehensive about her doing that. And, with a murderer running about, I felt it was a irresponsible move. Yet, Hillary was an abandoned child, so she may not have good parenting skills. Yet, I would think this would have made her more protective.
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