Hope is the name given to the baby girl. Her mother Amanda dies in a tragic car accident ... the end explains the cause, but not why was she out on that road At All and so late at night. The night after they had just buried her husband, Hope's father, Ricky, killed in action just as he was about to return from duty. .Trey and Rosette are having relationship problems, trust and communication issues, aggravated by his PTSD, and a flirty neighbor. They have two young kids of their own. They also have been raising Trey and Ricky's. younger brother, Alex, now age 16, since their parents died 12 years ago. After Amanda's car accident, they bring baby home and name her HOPE. They also add Summer, Amanda's 21 yr old sister, with addiction, prison history and other issues to their family. .Even though both funerals are held at a local church, what is missing from this tale is FAITH. Only once, as Trey sits on the side of his bed, he thinks a short prayer. He deals with most of his problems by walking along the Oregon beaches by their inherited millon-dollar home. Rosette deals with the problems by talking to her friend. Both of them put the problems on the shelf - to deal with later - rather than talk honestly with each other. I cannot imagine dealing with all the life issues in this story without a foundation of Faith. I tried to like this one..Trey was messed up from his time in the military (I guess, although the only person he has issues with is his wife,so not sure how that works)Rosette, is a sweet wife and mother, who has had her fill of her husband not caring, and being in a marriage where they can't even be in the same room together, or look each other in the eye..They are on their way to divorce, when tragedy hits their little family twice..leaving them to raise Trey's brothers new baby. The drama that was suppose to be in this book confused me, we have someone who caused an accident and got away with it? (They let her off scott free unless I missed her being arressted) and the trashy woman next door. I would have loved to see Rosette but that chick leena in her place, but she doesn't..In fact she doesn't really fight back until one section of the book where she tells Trey, that he wasn't there when she needed him most. She stays quiet and passive about the whole thing, because she loves him and wants him, and he loves her and thinks he wants her, when he isn't thinking that it's best for everyone for them to split up.. The whole thing could have been really good.. Screwed up couple take in new baby and a bit more angst could have made it great, but it was almost Harlequin predictable from page one...Freebies..
What do You think about Point Hope (2000)?
Quick & enjoyable read. Thanks for letting me borrow, Heather!
—bobby
Okay read.. Full of emotional pains and love in this story.
—mattehh123
