The Two Family House by Lynda Cohen Logiman -- Battle of the Book

Hello Deweys!

I stole this picture from Jillian's post...

We did not meet with the Spine Breakers this month for a & I'm behind on my book club books for work, so Jillian agreed to let me read a book that's my next book club choice for work and that she has already read.  Thank God.

Which brings us to tonight's review of Lynda Cohen Logiman's novel The Two Family House. & OMG this book is just wow.  I wasn't sure what I was digging into when I picked it up.  I just know that everyone that has read it has LOVED it, and now I know why.

So a bit about this book.  This book is about, you guessed it, a two family house.  The house is owned by two brothers who live there with their wives and children.  Mort and his wife Rose have all daughters, and Mort isn't the nicest or most affectionate husband.  Mort seems to always be bothered, and Rose thinks that if she could give him a son that things might start to be better in their home life.  Abe and Helen have all boys.  Helen desperately wants a daughter and I think her husband does too, but unlike Mort, Abe is affectionate, loving, and happy.  Miraculously, the two sister-in-laws get pregnant around the same time by accident.  

Then one night when the brothers are away on a business trip,  both sisters go into labor during in a terrible blizzard.  They can't get to the hospital, but a midwife happens to be in the area delivering a neighbor's baby.  One woman gives birth to a boy and the other to a girl.....and you can probably guessed what happened.

This novel is about motherhood, connection, relationships, love, and ultimately about forgiveness.   & It's safe to say that if you read this book, you won't be disappointed.  

So Dewey Readers I leave you with a rating of 5 out of 5 Coffee Beans.

Until the next read!
~Jessica 

P.S. Check out Jillian's review here.