My rating: 5 of 5 stars
“Reclaiming Lily” is a beautiful, flawlessly written book, that would capture the heart and tears in the eyes, as the reader travels with the characters on a journey of discovery and understanding.
Set in Texas, and inter-spaced with tales of one of the characters experiences, growing up in revolutionary China, the reader is brought into the lives of two very different set of families, that are united through a common love and concern for Lily, the adopted daughter of Gloria and Andrew.
If I could rate,”Reclaiming Lily” with tissue boxes, I would have to say, you would need three tissue boxes (for good measure) prior to starting this book; Covering themes of adoption, family, what is family, mother-daughter relationships, faith, finding hope, and bridging cultural divides, one would think…how could an author manage to cover all that, but Patti Lacy is able to do that and more with, “Reclaiming Lily”.
By the time, I was finished with the book, I was bawling with tears of sadness and joy at the tightly woven story of two families, in two different countries, tightly woven in one girl, and the often complicated relationships and understandings that are prevalent with adoptions.
Patti Lacy, brilliantly, weaves a tale of two different cultures and presents to the reader, strong characters, that by the end of the book, you will find yourself captivated and unable to let go of the book, even knowing you’re at the end.
Normally, when writing about very strong characters, it seems difficult to balance,the many stories going on, but “Reclaiming Lily” is an amazingly strong book, that draws the readers in and before you know it, you are lost within the characters that are incredibly fleshed out, with rich, complicated backgrounds and present day struggles.
There are no confusions of where the story going, there is not finding oneself on rabbit trails, instead, there is a feeling, of, “I have to know more, don’t stop, not here, go on”.
Patti Lacy, presents real people, with real issues, and real emotions, that one would find in an often complicated situation of different values, beliefs and cultures and weaves together, seamlessly, a story of growth, understanding, and eye opening faith that just left me breathless with each page.
What words can describe how as much I would like to share this book with others, this is one of those rare gems, I hesitate to give out,for fear of not getting it back, but yet find myself, going, “You HAVE to read this book; It’s not just amazing, but just will take your breathe away”.
If you are seeking a story about the power of love, hope and what is family, I highly recommend to read, “Reclaiming Lily”.
If you’ve had a chance to read, “Reclaiming Lily”, I would love to hear from you, leave a comment and let me know what you think of this wonderful book!
If you are wanting a copy of “Reclaiming Lily”, check out this great giveaway!
Patti Lacy is celebrating the release of her latest book, Reclaiming Lily, with a KindleTouch Giveaway, blog tour and FB Book Chat Party!
Follow the blog tour and read the reviews!
Patti and her publisher, Bethany House, are giving away a Reclaiming Lily prize package worth over $150 to one lucky winner!!!!
Enter the Reclaiming Lily Giveaway and you could win:
- A brand new just released KindleTouch with Wi-Fi
- $25 gift cetificate to Amazon.com
But, wait there’s more!
Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. Giveaway ends on 10/19! Patti will be announcing the winner of the Reclaiming Lily Giveaway at her Party on Facebook October 20th! She’ll be hosting a book club chat of Reclaiming Lily (it’s okay if you haven’t read it – you could win a copy!) and giving away other fun
prizes! (signed copies of her books and gift certificates to Amazon.com, Starbucks, & iTunes!). Don’t miss the fun at Patti’s FB Author Page on 10/20/11 at 5pm PST ( 6 pm MST, 7 pm CST, & 8 pm EST)! RSVP today!
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Sunflower Faith,
Wow! What a nice blog post to read after traveling to a fun book signing! You readers are manna to a writer’s soul. LOVED your tissues rating system.
Have a great weekend!
Patti
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Patti,
Thank you so much for your sweet words!
“Reclaiming Lily” just really has been the best book I have read and I plan on re-reading it soon (I think I have enough tissue boxes stocked up to handle the tears).
It’s actually being borrowed right now, and I can’t wait to hear what my friend thinks and talk about it more. Like I tell everyone, they HAVE to read this!
The way you capture the characters so eloquently, it was difficult to put the book down and I really felt swept up with the story. I had to keep explaining to my husband, really,everything is okay, just I’m crying about the characters and feel like they are family, lol.
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Sounds like a very moving book!
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Ginger,
It is and I strongly suggest at least three tissue boxes, when reading this book….it will have you smiling, even if you are crying, and, wow…I couldn’t put the book down…I had to keep reading to have that closure and couldn’t walk away.
I was watching the trailer for the book and it had me in tears just thinking about what I had read, its just that must read of a book.
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