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Book Reviews of Heart of the Family (Fostered by Love, Bk 2) (Love Inspired, No 425)

Heart of the Family (Fostered by Love, Bk 2) (Love Inspired, No 425)
Heart of the Family - Fostered by Love, Bk 2 - Love Inspired, No 425
Author: Margaret Daley
ISBN-13: 9780373874613
ISBN-10: 0373874618
Publication Date: 12/1/2007
Pages: 256
Rating:
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 28 ratings
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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reviewed Heart of the Family (Fostered by Love, Bk 2) (Love Inspired, No 425) on + 426 more book reviews
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Not everyone prefers to look at the darker side of life. The foster care system has it's trials and horror stories, but where there is hope and love, there is hope for change. This book is about that hope.
Barbllm avatar reviewed Heart of the Family (Fostered by Love, Bk 2) (Love Inspired, No 425) on + 241 more book reviews
While Dr. Jacob Hartman is capable of understanding the inner workings of the human body, he finds women inscrutable and mysterious. He is a former foster child who has made something of himself, and he now volunteers at the Stone Refuge for children. The new manager, idealistic and naive Hannah Smith, soon gets on his nerves; they disagree about whether new resident Andy will be reunited with his mother or not.

The book glosses over some of the very real problems in the foster care system, but also tries to show a parent doing good as well as parents doing very, very badly. I found it very hard to believe some of the dialogue coming from Hannah: how is it possible that a 29-year-old is this naive and, frankly, stupid, about how kids deal with foster care? Did she mistakenly think that the Disney film "The Rescuers" was a documentary?

The novel tries to be realistic but fails at times. However, seeing Jacob and Hannah go from verbally sparring to sharing heart to heart moments is worth it.