Daybreak
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Book Overview
The doctor's office is cool, white, sterile. But the doctor's words are searing: blood tests prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Margaret and Arthur Crawfield's beloved, dying son is not their child. Now they must face Peter's death and the shock of having a son they have never met. Grieving, yet compelled, they begin a search that will tear two families apart. Laura and "Bud" Rice share an elegant home and two children, brilliant, handsome Tom, and cherished, chronically ill eleven-year-old Timmy. But after nineteen years of marriage, Laura's respectable husband is a stranger--and the reason for Tom's escalating involvement with a group of campus bigots. Suddenly the Crawfields enter their lives and shatter their fragile world. As the Rices' quiet Southern town explodes with hate and violence, the two familes must embrace--or be destroyed by--the shattering truth.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0440216818
ISBN13:9780440216810
Release Date:March 1995
Publisher:Random House Publishing Group
Length:448 Pages
Weight:0.51 lbs.
Dimensions:1.5" x 4.4" x 7.1"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Unusual Story Line
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I found this book to be interesting because of the unusual plot. Boys get switched at birth but they don't find out until much later. It dealt with identity issues, prejudice, love and Cystic Fibrosis and how two families worked through lot of tough issues. I enjoyed it very much. Karen Arlettaz Zemek, author of "My Funny Dad, Harry"
Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
This is an excellent book. Join Harry and his friends to unlock the secret of the department of mysteries in the Ministry of Magic, and come with dumbledore to fight Voldemort, and come to learn that one of the most dearest characters is dead. If you read this you will be in a world of fantasy and mystery, read this, and you will never want it to end.
Enjoyable Reading
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Belva Plain came through once again. A very touching and emotional story about two boys switched at birth. The story was well written with lots of twists and turns. Definitely a page turner.
A GREAT BOOK! ...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I personally like Belva Plain's writing a lot, ...The story was very touching, and Belva Plain expressed the emotions very well of waht others would do in that situation finding out that one of your children isn't your 'biological' child after all. She wrote with feeling through the whole book, and the ending was very well done with all the characters. An excellent read if you ask me!
Controversial
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I was surprised to see such negative reviews! It definitely held my attention and I am recommending it to my book club. I think there is a lot to talk about after reading this book What would YOU do in this situation?
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