My latest read is read. This is my second novel by this author and she's a solid, feel-good author with "sweet" stories meant to tug at the heartstrings and make you laugh out loud. This one is about the Bommarito siblings: Twin sisters Isabelle and Cecilia, their younger sister Janie and finally, their "special" brother Henry. The girls are suddenly called home when their mother must have open heart surgery to help care for Henry, their dementia-struck grandmother (she believes herself to be Amelia Earhart) and the bakery their mother has managed to run into the ground. Unfortunately the girls each suffer from the trauma of their childhood and the scars that their mother's depression left on their souls so the task is not an easy one. They've each avoided their mother and to be forced into dealing with her moods all of a sudden, after years of running away, well it leaves them all running now for their psychiatrists. Through all of this, however, is Henry who makes their lives better somehow, simply with his sweetness and unconditional love. In the end, the novel is about forgiveness, awareness and acceptance - something the the ladies in the book never had and something they didn't realize they desperately needed.
I know this all sounds deep and heavy but truly, Lamb's books are filled with quick-witted puns and feel good events. Her books (or at least the two I've now read) are easy, quick, (I hate to say mindless) novels that usually choke me up throughout and certainly make me laugh out loud countless times. If you're looking for a simple summer read or just need something "not so serious" read Cathy Lamb, I don't think you'll be disappointed.
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