The Things We Do For Love by Kristin Hannah

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Seems like I have an endless number of Kristin Hannah books to read. I really like this author, I get into her books and can hardly put them down, even the ones, like this one, that are not necessarily the MOST exciting plot lines out there. Have you read her? Or read this one? What do you think? I found myself emotionally entangled with the characters of this book. On one hand, Angie, is ending a marriage with a messy divorce, moving back to her home town while she gets it together, quitting her high-stress advertising career to help out at her family's restaurant...Angie has had it rough, really wanted a child and almost had one, with the help of a surrogate - who then changed her mind at last minute, leaving Angie alone with a marriage falling apart. Then, Lauren, a high school student who lives in poverty with her alcoholic, good-for-nothing mother, who is as flighty as she is useless, does not emotionally support Lauren, nor pay the bills. Lauren struggles especially after losing her part-time job due to budget cuts, and is out looking for work when she meets Angie, who happens to be looking for another waitress for their family restaurant. I won't give any of it away, but they meet and form a mother-daughter type relationship, and both have big issues in their personal lives that arise. This was not a good synopsis. Ha! But this book is super heartfelt and I couldn't really put it down. I have one more Kristin Hannah book to read next, called Firefly Lane. But it seems like whenever I am out thrift shopping, I see a new one. Have you read anything good lately?