In Sleepwalking by Daylight, Elizabeth brings you into a world in which the housewife feels undervalued and taken for granted. Does that feel like you? Her husband is often lost in his own thoughts and although he’s there physically, she can’t help but think that he is not there mentally and the there relationship is slowly going down the drain. They seem to grow farther and farther apart every day and she’s often left with the feeling that that getting married was a mistake…like she rushed into it without knowing what was in store for her.
In the beginning, the story starts off talking about how, after many unsuccessful attempts at getting pregnant, the young couple decide to adopt a child although the mother seems to the one that is thrilled and the father just seems to be going through the motions. This idea about not wanting to adopt a child is one, if not the main, theme throughout the book. Everything seems to center on Cammy, the young and rebellious teenager.
If this book was a movie I’d say it would probably be in the suspense/drama section. From page one it grabbed my attention and was definitely a page-turner. The author was able to bring the characters to life in this story and you’ll find it hard not to identify with what the characters are going through. I think all of us, at one point or another, have gone through or know someone who has gone through the events that take place because many of the things that do take place are universal; relationships, parenthood, and children. I mean, really…who hasn’t had to deal with teenagers in any sort of capacity?
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Very lovely
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