{"id":3295,"date":"2014-04-18T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-18T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=3295"},"modified":"2014-04-18T10:14:30","modified_gmt":"2014-04-18T15:14:30","slug":"p-is-pregnant-totally-screwed-by-laurie-plissner-book-review-abandonment-friendship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=3295","title":{"rendered":"P is pregnant & totally Screwed, by Laurie Plissner (book review) – abandonment & friendship"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"book<\/a>“If you loved me<\/a>, you would…”
\n“No, it’s not my problem.”
\n“Do as we say, not as we say we believe.”<\/p>\n

Grace still can’t believe that she’s pregnant<\/a> (first time and with a condom… what luck), that her parents have disowned her for not aborting (their reputation is at stake), that the neighborly lady who rescued her is an heiress and Auschwitz<\/a> survivor, or that sweet great-nephew Charlie thinks her one and only mistake is forgivable.<\/p>\n

What other novels dealing with difficult decisions have you read lately?
\n**kmm<\/p>\n

Book info<\/strong>:\u00a0 Screwed \/ Laurie Plissner. Merit Press, 2013. [author blog<\/a>]\u00a0 [publisher site<\/a>]\u00a0\u00a0 Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n

My book talk<\/strong>: After a one-night stand leaves shy Grace pregnant, disowned, and distraught, the unexpected kindness of a rich widow and her cute great-nephew give her hope.<\/p>\n

Grace’s pregnancy could be a blessing for a childless couple, but her conservative parents kick her out of the house for not having an abortion.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Teitelbaum opens her enormous home and\u00a0 loving heart to Grace, ensuring that the 17 year old has good medical care and adoption counseling.<\/p>\n

But how can Mrs. T’s great-nephew Charlie treat his new classmate Grace like a nice person after her terrible sin?<\/p>\n

The healing comfort of friends who become family underpins this strong debut novel about hard decisions and consequences.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

(One of 6,000 books recommended on www.abookandahug.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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