Promises of Change

January 1, 2009
Medlicottsladies of Covington return. Amelia, Grace, and Hannah are a little more settled than when we saw them last. Despite Hannah being married and Graces Bob living next door, they still live together, occasional prickliness and all.While they copewith getting older, their extended friends and family continue to rely on them for help and encouragement. Hannahs husband, Max, is especially in need. His estranged son, Zachary, shows up on his doorstep with his very pregnant Indian wife. They were living in India when riots broke out, and her family insisted they seek safety inAmerica. But Zachary has a wanderlust that wont be denied. Grace gets involved with a young soldier returned from Iraq who has post-traumatic stress syndrome, and Amelia frets that Miriam and Sadie, her newly formed family, will leave once Miriams new beau arrives. Medlicotts true-to-life characters and situations reverberate with authenticity and leave readers feeling as though theyve beenwith friends.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2009, American Library Association.)