Love in the Present Tense - Catherine Ryan Hyde

I was given a pile of books by a friend and this was one of them, I had never read anything by this author - Catherine Ryan Hyde, but will be looking for more of her titles in future. THE STORY - is written from three different people's points of view through different stages of their lives', Pearl is a young mother with a terrible secret which she wants to keep at all costs. Leonard is her son who has asthma and problems with his eyesight, he is 5 years old when he first comes into it and the story takes us through to his adult life. Mitch is the neighbour who has his own problems but quite strangely comes into Pearl and Leonard's story. The story shows ...  Read the complete review

I recently finished the last of my books that I had bought on my last book 'splurge' and had nothing left to read, and no money to go out and buy a new book. I'm the sort of girl who has to read every day. I will always make time even if just to fit in one chapter. No matter how tired when I go to bed I always read at least a little of whichever book I have on the go. So on my late night quest to find something to read I came across this book which I had bought for my mum for mother's day on her request. At the time I had read the back of the book and not felt much interest for it. However, pickings were slim and I decided to give it a chance. When ...  Read the complete review

This is the second of this year’s Richard and Judy book club books that I have read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. ~ The Author ~ Catherine Ryan Hyde is an acclaimed novelist and award-winning short-story writer. She wrote Pay It Forward, which was made into a feature film starring Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt. She lives in California. ~ The Book ~ “So much of how it was started when that cop got out and came up to me. But I didn’t know all this when it first happened. I didn’t know there would ever be a Leonard, or that this man would be his father, or that anybody would have to die” I thought this was a very powerful ...  Read the complete review