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THE FOURSOME - Celya Bowers Genesis/Indigo December 2007 |
SYNOPSIS:
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |4| Marguerite Lemons
REVIEW: Darius Crawford has finally gotten the promotion he has
worked so hard for and is living in the dream house that he designed.
His widowed sister, Darbi, has just started college after moving back to
Arlington, TX. Suddenly both are called to their father’s home and have
their lives turned upside down when he informs them that he is in the
first stages of Alzheimer’s. Curry Fitzgerald, a co-worker and best
friend to Darius, convinces the siblings to attend an Alzheimer’s
support group where they meet Cherish Murray. Cherish, a fashion
designer, recently lost her mother to the disease. Darius is instantly
attracted to Cherish, but refuses to make a move because of his fear of
being rejected; while Darbi cannot believe that Curry, the playboy, is
interested in serious relationship with her or anyone else for that
matter. The four of them become friends, lovers and confidants as they
learn to trust, love and adjust to the curves that life throws their
way.
THE FOURSOME deals with the topic of adult children suddenly having to
become care-givers for their parents who have the worst and most
debilitating disease known to man. Darius and Darbi learn that they
don’t have to give up their lives, or their pursuit of happiness, in
order to care for their ailing father. Cherish learns to forgive herself
for not realizing that her mother needed her sooner, and she learns to
trust her own instincts and go after what she wants. Curry discovers
that his history of lovin’ and leavin’ women casts him in a negative
light in the eyes of the one woman he really wants a future with;
therefore, he must work hard to prove his love for her is real.
However, two of the main characters got on my last nerve. Darius is
smart, gorgeous, and clueless; and Cherish can’t seem to mind her own
business. She finally realizes that she should keep her mouth shut after
spilling a secret that ends up jeopardizing a life-long friendship and a
life.
Ms. Bowers has done a great job illustrating the fact that single
children of parents with Alzheimer’s don’t have to give up their lives
to take care of their parents. There are many resources out there to
help cope with the situation.
reviewer@romanceincolor.com | 1st October 2007