A Novel with Thoughts and Ponderings

FAMILY AFFAIR

Author: Debbie Macomber ISBN: 9780061997129 1/2011 COMTEMPORARY Publisher: WILLIAM MORROW

Family Affair by Debbie Macomber
Lacey Lancaster has always longed to be a wife and mother. However, after a painful divorce, she decides it's time to lay low for a while in her charming San Francisco apartment with her beautiful Abyssinian cat, Cleo.

Everything would be wonderful, except for her utterly impossible neighbor Jack Walker. When he's not arguing day and night with his girlfriend, begging her to move in with him, he's chasing down his cat named Dog, who seems determined to get Cleo to succumb to his feline advances.

Then Lacey discovers the awful truth—Cleo is in the family way and Dog's to blame. She's furious that neither Jack nor his amorous animal seem too upset about the situation.

But Lacey learns that things are not quite as they seem. Jack's "girlfriend" is really his sister—and his intentions toward Lacey are very honorable. And though she's not quite sure about Dog, Lacey begins to discover the tender joy of falling in love all over again.

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS: Top Pick

FAMILY AFFAIR is a sweet, old-fashioned novella originally published in 1994. It is a very cute story, and I can definitely see it as a movie-of-the-week on cable, but the book is massively overpriced even for a story I do recommend. Get it from the library or share a copy with friends or family!

Lacey Lancaster started over in San Francisco after a painful divorce, but is continuing her doormat ways. Her boss pays her little to run his business, her handsome neighbor has constant altercations with another woman while asking Lacey out frequently, and she just takes it all without comment. It isn’t until the neighbor’s tomcat impregnates her valuable purebred cat that she finds her voice again.

I enjoyed watching Lacey recover, and help another hurting woman in the process. Macomber writes good, heart-warming romance!

Heather Hiestand

Close Window or Back to Previous Page