This is a title I picked up in the New Orleans airport last Thursday morning. It accompanied me home, and I was pleasantly surprised by the engaging and unique plot.Barbara Delinsky is known for her romantic, sexy novels, but this has very little romance, and no sex. Instead, it explores issues of trust, privilege, honesty, identity.
All was going on smoothly in Hugh and Dana's life. Hugh came from a very privileged family that traces its roots to the Mayflower; he is a lawyer who champions minorities and those who don't have a voice. Dana does not know her father, so her family origins are unknown. They have forged a strong, loving marriage. But how should they react when their absolutely beautiful newborn has distinctly black features? They're both blindsided, Hugo's family makes unfounded accusations. Since the baby IS theirs, they both start digging for answers in their own unique ways...and in the process, each unearths issues that go beyond that of their daughter's racial mix.
I enjoyed Delinsky's detailed characterizations.. I found myself thinking about the "what if..." issues that were raised. We all think we know how we'd react (or how we would like to react) when presented with unexpected or unplanned events, but how would we REALLY react? This was a quick, but satisfying read.
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