William Morrow
Featuring: Eustacia "Taisy" Cleary; Wilson Cleary; Marcus Cleary
368 pages ISBN: 0061670898 EAN: 9780061670893 Kindle: B00JOG4U3O Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
Taisy hasn't seen her dad, Wilson for years. Seventeen
years ago he
walked out in her, her twin brother Marcus, and their Mom.
Two weeks ago
her father had a heart attack and surgery after and now he
wants to see
her. She has only seen him once in seventeen years.
Taisy Cleary is an awesome young woman in love with three
men -- her
twin brother, her high school sweetheart and her absent
father. She also
knows next to nothing about her step-sister and Taisy has
always
wondered about the girl who replaced her.
THE PRECIOUS ONE is the story of Taisy and Willow and how
they are
forced to get to know one another. Willow is sixteen and
has never had
any kind of relationship with Taisy even though they are
step sisters. Of
course, the person who ties them together is their shared
father, Wilson.
And his story is just as gripping. When you finally learn
his past, it will help
you to make sense of his behavior. It doesn't excuse it
or make it go away
or make the damage that he has done over the years any
less
heartbreaking.
Wilson is requesting Taisy to come and help him work on
his memoirs
about his academic accomplishments which has her
revisiting her
relationship with her father. Taisy agrees reluctantly
and begins to uncover
many secrets about her Dad like the existence of his
estranged sister and
his abusive early home life. THE PRECIOUS ONE is the
story of a father's
two families. One he abandoned many years ago and one he
has given all
the love in his heart too. When those families come
together, hurt then
understanding and then a questionable relationship begins
to build. It is
mostly the story of Willow, the apple of her father
Wilson's eye and Taisy, the
one who was a disappointment to him years earlier.
I have been a huge fan of Marisa de los Santos ever since
reading Belong
To Me and THE PRECIOUS ONE does not disappoint. The only
thing I will
suggest is that you not start reading it at night unless
you have nothing to
do the next day. You won't be able to put this wonderful
novel down. THE
PRECIOUS ONE is written from two different
viewpoints...two sisters who
have no relationship besides a shared father. But in the
end this is about
family in all its shapes and sizes, forgiveness, truth and
most of all love.
Marisa de los Santos has once again hooked me from the
very first page
and never let me go. My heart was breaking for both of
these girls and
what they were going through.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Belong to Me,
Love Walked In, and Falling Together comes a captivating
novel about friendship, family, second chances, and the
redemptive power of love.
In all her life, Eustacia “Taisy” Cleary has given her heart
to only three men: her first love, Ben Ransom; her twin
brother, Marcus; and Wilson Cleary—professor, inventor,
philanderer, self-made millionaire, brilliant man,
breathtaking jerk: her father.
Seventeen years ago, Wilson ditched his first family for
Caroline, a beautiful young sculptor. In all that time,
Taisy’s family has seen Wilson, Caroline, and their
daughter, Willow, only once.
Why then, is Wilson calling Taisy now, inviting her for an
extended visit, encouraging her to meet her pretty sister—a
teenager who views her with jealousy, mistrust, and grudging
admiration? Why, now, does Wilson want Taisy to help him
write his memoir?
Told in alternating voices—Taisy’s strong, unsparing
observations and Willow’s naive, heartbreakingly earnest
yearnings—The Precious One is an unforgettable novel of
family secrets, lost love, and dangerous obsession, a
captivating tale with the deep characterization, piercing
emotional resonance, and heartfelt insight that are the
hallmarks of Marisa de los Santos’s beloved works.
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