Review:Mothers and Other Liars by Amy Bourret

Ten years ago, Ruby Leander was a drifting nineteen-year-old who made a split-second decision at an Oklahoma rest stop. Fast forward nine years: Ruby and her daughter Lark live in New Mexico. Lark is a precocious, animal loving imp, and Ruby has built a family for them with a wonderful community of friends and her boyfriend of three years. Life is good. Until the day Ruby reads a magazine article about parents searching for an infant kidnapped by car-jackers. Then Ruby faces a choice no mother should have to make. A choice that will change both her and Lark's lives forever.

My review:I loved this book and stayed up half the night reading the entire book in one sitting. Ms. Bourret has a very descriptive writing style that places you in the middle of each scene. I could almost smell pinon wood burning, feel the cool nights and see the deep blue skies of Santa Fe. Rarely does an author take the time to create such a rich background. In addition, her character development was well thought out, and I felt compassion for the main characters and wanted desperately for each person to receive the ending that they deserved. The plot definitely has twists and turns, but that is why you want to stay with the story to the end and why this book is a page turner. Ultimately, this book is an honest and heart-wrenching story of love. Whether portraying love between parent and child, between lovers or between friends, Ms. Bourret captures the fullness of complicated relationships and the fact that people who love each other can sometimes make different decisions based on that love. I definitely recommend Mother and Other Liars.

**This review is based on an ARCopy of the book**