Fiona Montgomery dropped out of college, and over her parent's objections traded academia for a possible recording contract for the rock group she and her boyfriend were a part of, and when she left she took her mother's very expensive string of pearls. Her parting also created a chasm in her parent's marriage. Now, her return eighteen months later is causing that rift to grow much deeper. Avery Montgomery wants to be a part of her daughter's life again; Mike Montgomery is forcing his wife to choose between him and their daughter. But Fiona did not return to Larkin, Kansas alone; she has a five-month- old daughter named Samantha.
A SIMPLE GIFT is a very emotional story of a family in crisis. Fiona is ashamed of the way she left, and is afraid that her parents will be disappointed in her for having a child born out of wedlock. Avery has never given up on her daughter, and cannot understand how Mike can be so callous. But, perhaps Mike was hurt much worse by his daughter's leaving than Avery can understand.
Beautifully written, with real and defined characters, A SIMPLE GIFT is a story that can be read, appreciated, and enjoyed by readers of all ages.
Avery and Mike thought they had the perfect American
family until their daughter ran away. Now Fiona's back in
town...and nothing will ever be the same again.
Avery Montgomery's life changed forever in the checkout
line at the Food-4-Less when she discovered her long-lost
daughter, Fiona, working at the next register. Though
Avery yearns to reestablish contact, Fiona has secrets and
failures she can't bring herself to share with her mother -
and especially with her father.
Finally forced to choose between her marriage to Mike and
a future that includes their beloved only child, Avery
struggles to heal the rift that is tearing her family
apart. To do that, she must risk everything she cares
about, confront the sorrows of the past, and rediscover
the love that once bound her family together. Avery must
reach out to her husband and her daughter to forge a
bright new future - and she must do it through a simple gift
conceived in love.
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