Book Synopsis:
After Tiffany is orphaned on the night of her 18th birthday, she discovers, as the sole heir to her parents’ estate, she has inherited a frozen embryo from when they did IVF to have her. Feeling lost, alone and longing for a sense of family, Tiffany can’t bring herself to destroy or donate the embryo. Instead, she decides to be impregnated with her biological twin. A legal battle ensues over whether the embryo is a person or property and the ethics of whether it is acceptable to give birth to your own sibling. Set in Australia, this contemporary fiction novel is full of emotion, dilemmas and unexpected friendships, as Tiffany forges a new life without her parents.
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My Review:
Only The Lonely is a thought provoking and heartbreaking book which discusses some interesting subjects.
Tiffany was a character that I found hard to warm towards. She comes across as quite selfish and is often quite judgemental of other people. I found her to be quite a frustrating character as she is quite hypothetical, as she’s nasty about the mistakes other people make but when she makes a similar mistake she expects instant forgiveness. Her grief is very poignant and was very sensitively portrayed. I lost my second son Christopher at 24 weeks so could well understand her heartbreak and reactions. I thought this was quite realistically portrayed and it did make me warm to her a little.
This book brings up a lot of ethical dilemmas which were interesting to see developed throughout the book. I have to admit I didn’t always agree with her choices but it was fascinating to see another side to things. I think this book would make a great book club read as there is lots of great things to discuss.
Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random resources for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Joanne Nicholson is an independent Australian author of commercial, contemporary women’s fiction. Joanne enjoys reading, writing, exercising, boating and spending quality time with her family and friends.
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