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Friday, September 13, 2013

The Carolyne Letters by Abigail B. Calkin

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The Carolyne Letters: 
A story of birth, abortion, and adoption
by Abigail B. Calkin

Amelia, like so many literary women, has fallen in love with a complicated, unreliable, infuriatingly irresistible man. No matter how  educated or progressive she is...she just can't stay away from Geoff. Set in various romantic, European locations during the 1960s, Calkin has constructed the very believable diary of a young women trying to overcome the pain of her past while making the most important decision of her future. Told in three parts, Calkin very creatively imagines Amelia's differing futures had she decided to keep her baby, abort her, or give her up for adoption. 

As I said earlier, The Carolyne Letters is very believable as the diary of a struggling young woman. Understandably, it can drag at times, becoming repetitive and overly dramatic...but it realistically depicts the narrator's very personal, internal battle.



See The Carolyn Letters and other books by 
Abigail B. Calkin by visiting her Amazon page
or visit her official website

Many thanks to the author and Heidi Hurst of BookSparks 
for sharing this book with me to review.

Calkin, Abigail B.. The Carolyne Letters: A story of birth, abortion, and adoption. Familius LLC, 2013. Print. ISBN:9781938301155 Paperback.

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