Review: While It Was Snowing

While It Was Snowing by Julia London
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Amy works in HR and has always wanted to be an artist (paint).  But motherhood and family obligations put that dream on hold.  See, Amy is a doormat for her family.  Her kids, Jonah (17) and Ethan (13) expect her to wait on them for everything, her 48 year old brother sleeps on her couch (quit his job and broke up with one of many girlfriends), her ex-husband not only cheated on her, but now wants her back, her parents visit her numerous times unannounced, and she is expected to drop everything to fix everyone else's problems.  

Harrison is a pro golfer coming back from injury (car accident).  He turns 50 soon and recovery is slow.  Plus, he doesn't know what he wants to do after golf.  He is an only child and his parents are always busy, so he rarely sees them.

When Amy's friend Julie offers her her family's lake home for 2 weeks, she jumps at the chance to have 2 weeks to herself to paint and paint some more.  There is a contest she wants to enter.  But Julie's sister Sam rented the house to Harrison, so Amy (and Harrison) get a surprise.  Since the house if a big one, they decide to share.                          

While I was prepared to not like the book when I started, because really, I hated her family.  But then, a crazy thing happened.  I got invested in Amy and Harrison's love story.  While the Bossy Posse ignores boundaries, they are a close-knit group of friends that love and support each other.  Her family does love and support her, but they (the adults anyway) realize they count on her too much.  And even better Amy, realizes she has been a doormat and makes changes.  And Harrison figures out what he really wants and is able to do things on his own terms. I had a hard time putting the book down.  

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