by Diane Chamberlain
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 400
Published: 4/24/12 by MIRA
Format: ebook
My rating:
4 out of 5 stars
The Good Father is about a man named Travis, who become a father as a 19 year old and has spent four years doing his best to care for his daughter Bella. But he falls on some hard times and is forced to make a bad choice to get money to care for his little girl. Travis' story alternates with the perspectives of Robin, Bella's mother who was sick and forced to give away her baby girl, and Erin, a grieving mother who befriends Travis and Bella at a coffee shop.
This is my first book by Diane Chamberlain, and her writing reminds me of Jodi Picoult and Kristen Hannah. And like many books by those authors, this book was not a literary masterpiece. The story was contrived and a bit far fetched; the characters were fairly stereotypical. But also like those authors, Chamberlain created a great story that is highly readable and enjoyable. I devoured this book, reading almost the entire book in one sitting!
Perhaps one reason I connected so much with this book is that the story centers on a four year old little girl. I have a four year old daughter, and I couldn't help but put my daughter in the shoes of this little girl and imagine what she would do in similar situations. I thought this book brought to light some interesting questions about parenting: about the choices we make as parents and the lengths to which we will go to protect and care for our children.
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