In 1955, a lovely woman named Ann Qualls gave birth to a feisty and bald infant in the front seat of her husband Bucky's Buick. By pure coincidence, Ann claims, their daughter was named Patti Day Qualls, PDQ. The Quallses set up housekeeping in Martin Hall, the boys athletic dormitory at Baylor University, where Patti adopted 200 kinda brothers who taught her magic tricks and set her imagination aflame with wild stories.
This moniker has served Patti well, as she's moved at least ten times, traveled to forty states, and changed occupations with a liberality unusual in native Texans. Though Patti's only been writing since 2005, she thinks her latest profession of capturing stories on paper (or computer files) will stick awhile.
Patti Lacy and her husband Alan, an Illinois State faculty member, live in Normal with their handsome son Thomas, who attends Heartland Community College. On sunny evenings, you can catch the three strolling the streets of Normal with their dog Laura, whom they've dubbed a "Worchestershire Terrier" for her "little dab of this breed, a little dab of that breed."
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The Blurb:
A storm the size of Texas brews when Gloria Powell and Kai Chang meet in a Dallas hotel. They have come to discuss the future of Lily, the daughter Gloria adopted from China and the sister Kai hopes to reclaim. Kai is a doctor who had to give up her little sister during the Cultural Revolution and has since discovered that an inherited genetic defect may be waiting to fatally strike Lily.
Gloria's relationship with her daughter is tattered and strained, and the arrival of Kai, despite the woman's apparent good intentions, makes Gloria fearful. Gloria longs to restore her relationship with Lily, but in the wake of this potentially devastating diagnosis, is Kai an answer to prayer...or will her arrival force Gloria to sacrifice more than she ever imagined?
What Others Say:
By cllane2 - This review is from: Reclaiming Lily (Paperback)
If you had adopted a child from another country, and then several years later you are contacted by a member of that child's family, how would you react? Would you be scared that person would be trying to take your child away? Or would your child try to cut all ties with you and your family to get to know their biological family? Would you want your child to get to know their biological family? What if this family member had information about the biological family's medical history that could impact your child? Would that change how you feel?
This is the situation that Gloria Powell finds herself in. Several years earlier, she and her husband adopted a child, Lily, from China, who they renamed Joy. Lily's sister Kai Chang has found them and has information about inherited genetic problems that Lily may face. Gloria's relationship with Joy is also in shambles, meaning Kai's presence may hurt Gloria's relationship with Joy even more. Will Gloria be able to let Kai and Joy get to know each other? Will Joy be able to figure out who she is and have answers to why she was given up for adoption?
This is one of my new favorite books. I didn't want to put it down. I brought it to work with me and read it on my breaks and stayed up as late as I dare reading it until I finished it. It is a fresh look at some of the challenges of adoption and raising kids who have ties to both the country of their birth and where they were raised. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in China, adoption, or just enjoys a good read!
Patti Lacy is a must read in today’s Christian Fiction. She digs deep, intertwining layers to make a powerful story come to life.
I took a special interest in this story because one of my daughters looks longingly at what she calls “Oriental Princesses.” These little girls are so beautiful and “If I ever adopt,” she says, “I want an Oriental Princess.”
I recommend Reclaiming Lily as a powerful story of redeeming faith.
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Patti Lacy sent me a reviewers copy of Reclaiming Lily and I'll offer to pass it on to one blessed reader this week.
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Q4U: Have you read any of Patti Lacy’s books? What favorite books have you read so far this year?
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