The First day of the Rest of My Life

from mldavis2

Emotions run high as the protagonist deals with her own hypocrisy, family history, ethnicity, child abuse and the aftermath of Holocaust atrocities. This is a good story that, if anything, may try to deal with too many problems, yet Lamb pulls it off well. There are unanswered questions of ethics...

from Tara714

I wasn't really sure what to expect out of this novel when I picked it up, but I couldn't put it down. Cathy Lamb is a fantastic story teller. This novel is so dark and graphic you can't help but feel empathy for each of the characters. It is also very scary. It is not scary in a horror sense, bu...

from MHanover10

What a beautifully written book. It broke my heart, it made me sad and it made me smile. I loved all the characters and felt very deeply for them. This book had elements I didn't expect. I loved that Annie went on trips to "Fiji" and that Madeline had glitter thrown on her all the time even thoug...

from deequa

Didn't enjoy her writing. Story was okay but descriptions and choice of words weird. I picked it up because she is a local author, really dissipointed but I did finish it.