The Caregiver by Shelley Shepard Gray is the first book of Shelley’s “Families of Honor” series. It is about Lucy, an Amish abused widow who goes to take care of her cousin who is going through chemo treatments. On the train there, she meets Calvin Weaver who is going to the same place and learns that he his her cousin’s neighbor. They hit it off on the train until she witnesses his temper which reminds her of her dead husband and that she can’t trust men. Over time, she opens up and finds love with Calvin, big surprise--NOT! There are discussion questions at the end of this book so this could be a book club read.
Here's a little teaser from page 25:
She would concentrate only on Mattie's needs. That would enable her to keep her mind off her own pain and start to move on.
I didn’t care too much for this book because I really didn’t like Lucy, the main character or her cousin, Mattie, although I think she was the most believable of the characters with her faith waning as the chemo treatments progressed, making her feel worse instead of better. My favorite character was Calvin’s little sister, Katie, but she was only in the beginning of the book. This seemed to move slow and I like books that I really look forward to seeing what happens next. This just didn't grab my interest although I like the cover!
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I love Shelly Shepard Grays writings but this book is not up to her standard. It is just the same thing over and over, so repeticious I don't know if I can finish it. Shelly is a favorite author of mine but this just doesn't seem like her writing to me, though I know it is.
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