Despite many references to the fact that Kendra cannot have children and the book being based around the fact that her sister was a surrogate for her, it was NEVER explained WHY she couldn't have a child of her own. I think it was mentioned that she was too "light" (whatever that means). I understand this must be part of a series and I haven't read the other books but with the surrogacy being the basis of the entire book I think it's reasonable to expect an explanation as to why the surrogacy is needed. I would have given this another star if this one question had been answered. Would still love to know the answer......... What better time of year than New Year’s Eve to think about choices and how they can vastly alter the year ahead. Even relatively small decisions you and I make with hours to go before the end of the year can hugely impact the entire year.This book, too, is about choices. It is brilliantly written, and you are reminded anew of how decisions are so inter-related.Kendra Taylor and her husband, Isaac, want a child, but for reasons explained in earlier installments in this series, they don’t want to adopt. Kendra and her sister, Jamie, have a rather strained relationship. Kendra essentially raised Jamie, and Jamie’s troubled adolescence and early adulthood have been a point of contention for the two women for years. Jamie wants to conduct her life such that her older sister will completely trust her and see her as an equal. When it becomes apparent that Kendra can’t have children and all too apparent that Jamie can, Jamie sees the opportunity to be a surrogate mom for Kendra as a way to strengthen the relationship between the two. Single mom Jamie and her two young daughters move onto property owned by Kendra so the two can be close during the pregnancy. While living there, they encounter some wonderful characters. There’s Granny Grace, a long-time resident of the community who teaches Jamie so much about making choices and about how those decisions mold a life. And of course, there’s the love interest, Cash Rosslyn, a contractor working on Kendra’s new house. One of the other main characters in this book is a quilt whose pattern is called Sister’s Choice. The author skillfully uses the quilt to take you back to the beginning of World War II when Granny Grace was young and faced a life-revolutionizing choice.This is the best book in the Shenandoah Album series. Richards writes more brilliantly here than in any of the other books. While the pregnancy is underway, Jamie learns she must make another choice that could alter and even shorten her life.The author handles surrogate birth with a kind of wisdom and sensitivity that will make you want to read this. It’s better if you’ve read the other books in the series prior to book five, but you shouldn’t let this stop you from reading this. Richards writes so well that she doesn’t need to resort to long and tiresome sexual descriptions. She clearly describes the budding romance with Cash, but the pregnancy means the two don’t engage in the kind of pretzel sexual antics so often described by other romance writers. There’s a richness woven into the book that brings the past and present to life and makes even the casual reader consider the importance of decisions great and small.I’ve not done this any degree of justice. The author’s experience as a family counselor is more than a little obvious here. There’s nothing about this that is one dimensional or automatic. Hard choices require thoughtful writing, and you get that in this book in a big way.
Do You like book Sister's Choice (2008)?
thoroughly enjoyed this book. Very well written. I will certainly read more books by this author
—IAmAPerson
I loved this series, especially this one, a story about the love of sisters.
—shannieb99
So far I'm loving this book and can't put it down!Loved the book!
—rabaha
