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Title: Making Amends

Author: Melinda Clayton

Narrator: Michelle Babb

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-16-16

Publisher: Thomas-Jacob Publishing, LLC

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 38 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

On a beautiful fall evening, in the middle of a game of hide-and-seek, five-year-old Bobby Clark is kidnapped by his estranged father, a shiftless man with a history of domestic violence and drug abuse. Bobby's twin brother Ricky watches, terrified, from his hiding place behind the bougainvillea, while mother Tabby, who also struggles with addiction, lies inebriated on the living room floor.

Bobby isn't seen by his loved ones again until a fateful morning 25 years later, when video of his arrest dominates the morning news. He has been charged with the murder of his father, but before the trial can begin, he manages to escape.

As Tabby and Ricky absorb the news of Bobby's return and subsequent escape, Tabby is convinced he'll come home to the quiet Florida street from which he was taken so long ago. But when events begin to spiral out of control, she's left to wonder: is a child born to be evil, or shaped to be evil? And in the end, when it's time to make amends, does it really matter?

Members Reviews:

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This book is a tale of dysfunctional families, altering between present and past. There is plenty of mystery and suspense from the start to finish. I had to listen and hard to pause because I want to go on and on

Heartbreaking, Interesting

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When I finished Making Amends by Melinda Clayton, I found myself sitting and trying to process the book I had just completed; I even discussed it with my husband. This heartbreaking but interesting book is an unflinching look at how not all lives are happy, how those who should be the most loving and protective of someone can fall far short, and how the fallout from substance abuse can last a lifetime. Tabby Clark spent her childhood first with a drug-addled mother and then in a series of foster homes. Ultimately she ends up strung out on drugs, married to a mean, similarly addicted man, and pregnant with twins. The pregnancy is the catalyst for her to get off the drugs, though she struggles with alcohol until the boys are five, at which time her ex-husband kidnaps one of the twins. Tabby spends the next 25 years yearning and grieving for the lost twin, sometimes overlooking the remaining twin. In a case of "be careful what you wish for," Tabby is reunited with the lost twin.

The story is told from three distinctly different perspectives: that of Tabby, her best friend Vonn, and her son, Ricky. The different perspectives really flesh out the not just Tabby, but other characters in the book. Ben is an especially appealing; wise and warm.

I found the book to be engrossing and I kept my earbuds in more often than usual in an effort to learn how the story would be resolved.

Michelle Babb did an excellent job of bringing the characters to life and giving each a clear voice. Her narration added depth to the story.

I recommend this book, not only because I found it interesting, but because I found it enlightening; it brought a world that was previously unfamiliar to me to life. Four and a half stars.

I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.