Thursday, December 15, 2011

PUMP UP YOUR BOOK! Reversible Skirt - Reviewed & Giveaway






When the mother of three little girls commits suicide, their father wants more than anything to keep his family together. He remarries in haste and tells his daughters his new wife is their mother. The youngest, Laura, believes her mother must have gone through a kind of magical transformation.

Reversible Skirt is written from Laura's perspective as a child sifting through remnants of her mother's existence and struggling to fit into a community where her family's strict rules are not the norm. When Laura's father dies, her stepmother grows increasingly abusive, which propels Laura and her sisters into a lasting alliance. Their father's wish that they stay together comes true, although not in the way he'd imagined.


My Thoughts: This was a touching story, that tore at my heart. First having to deal with her mother's suicide which this young girl tries to answer Why? Then her father remarries and tells his daughters that this woman is their mother. They know that she is not because she is distant and abusive, something their mother wasn't.
This is not a feel good, fuzzy, warm book. It is an honest look at abused children and what they endure. You will gain insight and compassion for those that have gone through it.

Thanks to Laura and Pump Up Your Books I have a copy to give away. This is open to U.S. residents only. To enter you must be a follower of my blog, say so in your comment. You need to leave an email address, (at) and (dot) are fine. This will start today, Thursday, December 15th and I will use a randomizer on Thursday, December 29th to pull the winner. The winner will have 24 hrs to give me their mailing address after I contact them, or I will choose another winner.

Good Luck!

3 comments:

Laura McHale Holland said...

Thanks for featuring Reversible Skirt today!

Unknown said...

I'd love a chance to read this :)

unforgetable_dreamer_always (at) hotmail (dot) com

Linda Kish said...

I would love to win a copy of this book.

lkish77123 at gmail dot com

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