By Tanya Michna
Sisters Asia and Lucy Swenson have always been best friends despite their many differences: Asia is the confident, smart one with a great career while Lucy is the sensitive, nice one with lots of friends. In an unbelievable coincidence, on the same day that Asia is preparing to tell her family that her breast cancer has recurred after a brief remission and metastasized to her bones, Lucy is also planning to announce her engagement to her boyfriend Michael. Lucy is determined to have Asia stand beside her at the ceremony and plans a wedding just a few months away. As the family tries to happily make the wedding arrangements, they must also deal with the sadness of Asia’s medical treatments and deteriorating health. Lucy cheerfully supports Asia anyway she can as her life slowly changes at work (reducing her workload) and in love (reluctantly falling for a charming coworker).
This book was just okay for me. On one hand, it was good to find a book about this serious and important topic that families deal with every day. Michna’s attempt at portraying this bittersweet and challenging situation is appreciated. However, the level of writing never really rises above typical “chick lit” and I couldn’t help thinking that in the hands of a more ambitious writer, this might have been a much better book.
Sisters Asia and Lucy Swenson have always been best friends despite their many differences: Asia is the confident, smart one with a great career while Lucy is the sensitive, nice one with lots of friends. In an unbelievable coincidence, on the same day that Asia is preparing to tell her family that her breast cancer has recurred after a brief remission and metastasized to her bones, Lucy is also planning to announce her engagement to her boyfriend Michael. Lucy is determined to have Asia stand beside her at the ceremony and plans a wedding just a few months away. As the family tries to happily make the wedding arrangements, they must also deal with the sadness of Asia’s medical treatments and deteriorating health. Lucy cheerfully supports Asia anyway she can as her life slowly changes at work (reducing her workload) and in love (reluctantly falling for a charming coworker).
This book was just okay for me. On one hand, it was good to find a book about this serious and important topic that families deal with every day. Michna’s attempt at portraying this bittersweet and challenging situation is appreciated. However, the level of writing never really rises above typical “chick lit” and I couldn’t help thinking that in the hands of a more ambitious writer, this might have been a much better book.
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