Monday, June 17, 2013

The Shiniest Jewel, by Marian Henley

The Shiniest Jewel: a Family Love Story, by Marian Henley, 176 pages

I picked this up a couple of weeks ago, realized halfway through that I had read it once before, and then forgot until now that I read it the second time.  But for others, maybe this would resonate.  The author realizes at age 49 that she really wants to be a mother, and starts the process of adopting a baby from a Russian orphanage.  At the same time that she is experiencing an addition to her life, she is also experiencing the prolonged illness and eventual death of her father.  This is a graphic novel.

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