It's a novel by Carrie Adams, an author of The Godmother yg diadaptasi kpd filem. 352 pages n it cost me only RM8.00 in Big Bad Wolf 2012 hu hu...
The Stepmother. Terbayang mak tiri Cindirella? That's a typical perception. Can we ever imagine if one day the Cindirella is written in the opposite version? I grab this book for purpose. Seriously I need to see 'stepmother' from fiction's literature point of view. Overall, saya suka novel ini. Ia adalah realiti kehidupan. Certain shj yg tak suits our culture n religion. Ignore.
Bea n James berpisah krn Bea fikir suaminya tak cope up dgn hidup mereka n put every burden on her shoulder. After the 3rd baby, Bea pregnant lg n decided not to have that one sbb dia tertekan. It became issue bila James tak blh terima kenyataan Bea murdered their baby boy tapi blh pula terima bila Bea said it wasn't his. They divorced. Bea being a single parent, raised her daughters with her mother's support walaupun that was the last choice on the earth..
After 4 years, James akur Bea mmg tak akan kembali. The day Bea nak confess she wants to be with James again, it's too late. He found a girl name Tessa King - a lawyer in recording co. aged mid 30s. He falls in love again. So, Bea keep in herself the dreams and became worst.
On the other hand, Tessa had hard times to adapt as a stepmother to be. Especially dealing with James's eldest's 14 years old daughter. However, Tessa came crossed sesuatu pd sikap n sifat James yg contributed to his last marriage failure. Knowing his fiancee's ex-wife, learning all the flaws and incidents happen to the girls n Bea, winning over the girls attraction, semua rahsia dia ketahui. Ada 2 pilihan - as a lawyer, she binded utk tolong org n tegakkan kebenaran, as a lady n a lover n a wife a stepmother to be, she wants to have James for herself.
I love d kindness n wisdom in Tessa even dia pun manusia yg ada flaws. Wonder whether I could be her in our very much different situation. Her late father said, "speak it outloud", so all the things yg dia rasa perlu diperkatakan, she spell it to James. On the day Tessa's father pass away, dia suruh James balik kpd Bea n settle all the unsaid things. If he couldn't done that, their future marriage will follow suits. Fail!
Walaupun Tessa yakin she done the best, tapi msh ada rasa sedih kalau James akan kembali semua ke pangkuan Bea n put back the family together. There's a saying : Sometimes, we must love that person enough to let him go. If he ever loves us enough, he'll be back.
James : I do loves Bea.
After 4 years, James akur Bea mmg tak akan kembali. The day Bea nak confess she wants to be with James again, it's too late. He found a girl name Tessa King - a lawyer in recording co. aged mid 30s. He falls in love again. So, Bea keep in herself the dreams and became worst.
On the other hand, Tessa had hard times to adapt as a stepmother to be. Especially dealing with James's eldest's 14 years old daughter. However, Tessa came crossed sesuatu pd sikap n sifat James yg contributed to his last marriage failure. Knowing his fiancee's ex-wife, learning all the flaws and incidents happen to the girls n Bea, winning over the girls attraction, semua rahsia dia ketahui. Ada 2 pilihan - as a lawyer, she binded utk tolong org n tegakkan kebenaran, as a lady n a lover n a wife a stepmother to be, she wants to have James for herself.
I love d kindness n wisdom in Tessa even dia pun manusia yg ada flaws. Wonder whether I could be her in our very much different situation. Her late father said, "speak it outloud", so all the things yg dia rasa perlu diperkatakan, she spell it to James. On the day Tessa's father pass away, dia suruh James balik kpd Bea n settle all the unsaid things. If he couldn't done that, their future marriage will follow suits. Fail!
Walaupun Tessa yakin she done the best, tapi msh ada rasa sedih kalau James akan kembali semua ke pangkuan Bea n put back the family together. There's a saying : Sometimes, we must love that person enough to let him go. If he ever loves us enough, he'll be back.
James : I do loves Bea.
Tessa : (somehow feel broken hearted)
James : But I don't love her anymore now. It's you I love...
Ending : Happy. James married Tessa. Tessa n Bea becomes best ever friend. Bea gets back to work n get herself again as advised by Tessa. They take turn on the children...
Reality? Hmm.. I wish I will be blessed with ages n health n times, so that I can write another 'The Stepmother' - my own version.
My walk to remember... bila ditolak ke suatu persimpangan, of course hanya ada satu pilihan harus dibuat. Of course sesuatu harus dikorbankan. Mungkin better now than never yg saya praktiskan akan memberi 1001 pros n cons. I am sorry if it doesn't favour many people. But again... it has to be done. Now when people started to see what I have seen earlier, I feel so relieved. But why deep in me, I feel the grief...?
Ending : Happy. James married Tessa. Tessa n Bea becomes best ever friend. Bea gets back to work n get herself again as advised by Tessa. They take turn on the children...
Reality? Hmm.. I wish I will be blessed with ages n health n times, so that I can write another 'The Stepmother' - my own version.
My walk to remember... bila ditolak ke suatu persimpangan, of course hanya ada satu pilihan harus dibuat. Of course sesuatu harus dikorbankan. Mungkin better now than never yg saya praktiskan akan memberi 1001 pros n cons. I am sorry if it doesn't favour many people. But again... it has to be done. Now when people started to see what I have seen earlier, I feel so relieved. But why deep in me, I feel the grief...?
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