Over the Thanksgiving Holiday I had the distinct pleasure of having a touch of the flu, the perfect excuse to lie around and read! I started with Luanne Rice's current book, What Matters Most. I was very happy to have the large print version with my watery eyes. This books is about the kind of love that withstands time, distance and separation on religious grounds. Sister Bernadette believed she was doing the right thing when she gave up her son to join the religious order but after 20 years she returns to Ireland to be reunited with the child she believed had been adopted by a loving family. Her son, James, lived out his childhood at an orphanage where he formed a lifelong bond with another orphan, Kathleen. Kathleen's birth parents returned for her when she was in her teens. While separated, they never stopped loving or longing for each other.

I enjoyed this book but felt that I had somehow missed out on the history of this family. I will have to go back and catch up by reading Sandcastles.