Saturday, July 30, 2011

Then Came You: A Novel by Jennifer Weiner


Then Came You, is not one of Weiner's finest novels. It is neither fantastic or dissapointing.

It is written in a Jodi Picoult style, each section which its own "voice" and narrative point of view.
This story brings together four women, from different walks of life. They have very little in common with one another yet some how manage to put differences aside for the love of a child.

Some of the character's are realistic but the storyline seems farfetched. It had a difficult time believing the resolution at the end.

Grade: C







Overview [B&N]
An unexpected love story…
Jules Strauss is a Princeton senior with a full scholarship, acquaintances instead of friends, and a family she’s ashamed to invite to Parents’ Weekend. With the income she’ll receive from donating her “pedigree” eggs, she believes she can save her father from addiction.
Annie Barrow married her high school sweetheart and became the mother to two boys. After years of staying at home and struggling to support four people on her husband’s salary, she thinks she’s found a way to recover a sense of purpose and bring in some extra cash.
India Bishop, thirty-eight (really forty-three), has changed everything about herself: her name, her face, her past. In New York City, she falls for a wealthy older man, Marcus Croft, and decides a baby will ensure a happy ending. When her attempts at pregnancy fail, she turns to technology, and Annie and Jules, to help make her dreams come true.
But each of their plans is thrown into disarray when Marcus’ daughter Bettina, intent on protecting her father, becomes convinced that his new wife is not what she seems…

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