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A review by rlbasley
Daughter's Keeper by Ayelet Waldman
5.0
This book tugged at my heartstrings for several reasons especially the last pages. I see the effect a parents incarceration has on children because my husband is in his eleventh year if his forty year sentence. Our daughter was 13 when my husband went to prison she is 24 now. We all have worked very hard and continue to work hard to stay a close family but the fact is when the visit is over for the week. We have to get up and become separated again. I have so many stories I could tell very similar to the last chapter of children and their parents. It’s not an easy life but it’s our life.
As a mother, there were several times during this book I was enraged at the mother’s initial reactions to her then pregnant daughter. There were times I’d cheerfully have taken the mother’s boyfriend and kicked him into a volcano. I felt sad for both daughters in this story but overall this book is idealistic but real.
I would encourage anyone who has family going through a loved ones time in prison to read this book, especially if you are one who liked to give advice. My hope is this might lead you to be less advice giving and more education seeking.
As a mother, there were several times during this book I was enraged at the mother’s initial reactions to her then pregnant daughter. There were times I’d cheerfully have taken the mother’s boyfriend and kicked him into a volcano. I felt sad for both daughters in this story but overall this book is idealistic but real.
I would encourage anyone who has family going through a loved ones time in prison to read this book, especially if you are one who liked to give advice. My hope is this might lead you to be less advice giving and more education seeking.