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LEARNING TO HULA by Lisa Childs
Contemporary
August 2006 - Harlequin Next
LEARNING TO HULA
Holly DeJong has been widowed for six months, and until she massacres the Kitty Cupcake display at Smiley's General Store, everyone believed she had her grief under control. However, these aren't just ordinary cupcakes; in Holly's mind they are killers, because her late husband could not resist eating them in spite of his promises to cut them out of his diet. She hadn't realized how great his obsession was with the goodies until she picked up some things left in his office, and along with a truly tacky hula-girl lamp he had promised to get rid of, were boxes of Kitty Cupcakes. But the attack is actually the beginning of Holly's healing process, and she realizes she has let life run on without her. Her children, Claire and Robbie, have been left on their own to grieve, and they desperately need her. Instead of anger over Rob's death, she learns to celebrate his life-- the love, the laughter, and the way that man could hula!
LEARNING TO HULA is one of the sweetest, funniest, and moving stories that this reviewer has had the pleasure to read in a long time. Lisa Childs does a superb job of creating real characters, enhancing their strengths and flaws, which make them lovable. Problems are unraveled and lessons on living are taught in this wonderful, poignantly humorous tale. This book comes highly recommended for readers of all ages.
Reviewed by Betty Cox on 7/25/2006. |
