The Dilemma
Julia Roberts
272 pages
Bookouture
Published October 26, 2022
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About the book:
My child means everything to me. But saving his life means destroying my best friend’s family…
I didn’t plan to fall pregnant, but when I found out, I was overjoyed. Even though I’d be going it alone, I swore I’d give my baby everything they needed.
But I didn’t know who the man I met on that sweltering summer night, the father of my child, really was.
I decided to keep his secret to protect the innocent… but then my beautiful baby was born with a rare illness, desperately needing a transplant.
Now, as I gaze into my son’s wide and trusting eyes, I know the choice I have to make: for the sake of my precious little boy, I have to destroy my friend’s happiness.
But when the truth comes out, what if saving my baby means losing him forever?
An absolutely gripping and emotional read about the choices and sacrifices we make for those we love. Fans of Liane Moriarty, Amanda Prowse and Susan Lewis will love The Dilemma.
My Review:
Being childless, I just couldn’t connect with Charlotte. I have no feeling that my life is incomplete without a child, but don’t discount her feelings. That being said, I think this could be a terrific book club choice with all the different avenues or dilemmas and choices in the novel. What is an allowable secret from a significant other? There are many of these in the novel and as I thought about each one, I thought a lot of them were too much for a healthy relationship.
With a few twists along the way, we follow Charlotte and her friends through some difficult choices. I was interested in how the situations would be resolved. Some of the book seemed a little unbelievable but I was always wanting to know what would happen next.
I switched back and forth from the print to the audio and thought Daphne Kouma did a great job narrating the book and drawing you into the story.
Again a great book club choice and also good for anyone like women’s fiction with meaty choices.
Author Bio:
Julia was born in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, and began her career as a professional singer/dancer. This enabled her to travel the world in her late teens storing up experiences she has since included in her writing.
Following roles as a hostess on The Price is Right and a member of the Beadle’s About ‘hit squad’ in the 1980s, she became a TV Presenter and filmed features for Sky Sports before launching the QVC shopping channel in 1993 where she still presents today. Having always wanted to write, she penned her first book, a memoir sold on QVC, in 2013 and has since written seven full length novels, two novellas and several short stories.
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