Bobbie: A Story of Love and Promises

Dawn A. Brotherton said an interesting and quick read. I was excited to read this book when I saw the description. The story had some intriguing moments. It felt a lot like a real-life story and it was encouraging to see the relationship between Bobbie and Eva, but this book had a lot of telling, not showing. And yet, the storyline was so intriguing I kept reading through to the end, hoping to get more out of the author. I wished there was more to the book. I wanted to see the conflict and feel the angst of the characters who didn’t have a family, not just get told about it.The theme of the book is very appropriate for today’s world. We need to con

Fate intervenes as this void is filled with a young lady Eva, without family, enters Bobbi's life. Bobbi sacrifices her opportunity to become a wife and mother to care for her ailing mother. Bobbi's life sacrifices are rewarded as she realizes a relationship with Eva the transforms into a bond between mother and daughter.. Choices are made, personal sacrifices are required, but love and promises endure. Years later there is nothing but emptiness and sorrow with the passing of Bobbi's mom. A story of a family as one generation provides the love and caring for the generation that preceded them. The love and caring between Bobbi and Eva grow over the years and takes added meaning as Bobbi becomes the one in need of care