Today I'd like to welcome over Jean McKie-Sutton, author of The Fruits of Our Sins, over for a guest post!
The lives of Madeline and Sybil become intertwined in heated confrontation by the birth of a child - a child that each claims to have a right to. For one woman, possession of the child represents redemption; for the other, the repetition of generational sin.
The Fruits Of Our Sins chronicles the deeply flawed relationships these women have with their parents, the impact of those relationships on the direction of their lives and ultimately the lives of their children as they attempt to flee from, yet reconcile, the abandonment and betrayals of their youth.
My Review:
So this was a pretty good book! Really well written, and very interesting to read about! I enjoyed it a lot! There were a few flaws, but yeah. anything by a person is bound to have a flaw or two, we're all imperfect, so our creatures are, too.
Really enjoyed these characters, they were flawed too, but this was intentional, and it made these characters real, and more easy to read about, because they were easy to relate to. So yeah, that was a pretty good thing!
I feel bad for this child, because the two ladies are fighting over the poor thing, and (I can't remember if it was a boy or a girl, now! So I'm going to go with a girl.) it's not her fault that they're doing it, it's their convoluted relationships with their mothers.
This was a really emotional book. I didn't get most of them, but the impotent frustration, oh, that I got! Because there were just some situations that were just unfair, and there was nothing I could do to fix them, and that sucked!
This was a pretty great book, and I enjoyed reading it!
Author: Jean Mckie-Sutton
Read: July 21st, 2012
Source: Virtual Book Tour Review Copy
Reason Why: Sounded like an interesting book!
Publisher: Red Lotus Press
Published: June 4th 2012
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After graduating from Franklin and Marshall College with a dual degree in Spanish and Government, Jean rose through the ranks of the insurance industry for twenty years before heeding her own heart and pursuing her passion for writing.
She grew up listening to the stories that elders recounted about the women in her family, and it is from these dominant, yet richly flawed matriarchs that she draws inspiration for her writing.
In addition to “The Fruits Of Our Sins”, Jean has published two short stories, “Stella’s Silent World”, and “When The Bough Breaks”. She is also a featured author in “Sister To Sister, Black Women Speak To Young Black Girls.”
Jean lives in a suburb of Philadelphia with her husband and three children.
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Stops on the Tour:
July 3 - Introduction at VBT Cafe' Blog
July 6 - Guest Blogging at Wise Words
July 10 - Review & Guest Blogging at The Lucky Ladybug
July 12 - Reviewed & Interviewed at A Book Lover's Library
July 16 - Interviewed at My World
July 18 - Interviewed at Reviews & Interviews
July 20 - Reviewed at Books, Books, and More Books
July 23 - Reviewed & Guest Blogging at Words I Write Crazy
July 25 - Guest Blogging at AZ Publishing Services
July 27 - Guest Blogging at Reading, Writing, and More
July 30 - Reviewed & Interviewed at Nita Bee's WebBlog
August 1 - Guest Blogging at Mocha Girl Reads
August 3 - Reviewed at The Story of a Girl...
August 7 - Interviewed by Louise James
August 9 - Interviewed at Mass Musings
Wonderful post. Thank you for hosting Jean today :)
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