Tea by the Sea
By Donna Hemans
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A seventeen-year-old taken from her mother at birth; an Episcopal priest with a daughter whose face he cannot bear to see; a mother weary of searching for her lost child: Tea by the Sea is their story—that of a family uniting and unraveling. To find the daughter taken from her, Plum Valentine must find the child’s father who walked out of a hospital with the day-old baby girl without explanation. Seventeen years later, weary of her unfruitful search, Plum sees an article in a community newspaper with a photo of the man for whom she has spent half her life searching. He has become an Episcopal priest. Her plan: confront him and walk away with the daughter he took from her. From Brooklyn to the island of Jamaica, Tea by the Sea traces Plum’s circuitous route to find her daughter and how Plum’s and the priest’s love came apart.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I found "Tea by the Sea" to be well-written and spellbinding. Once I started reading, it was hard to put down. The descriptions of country life in Jamaica are vivid. They brought back memories of when I was growing up in the country.
The two principal characters, "Lenworth" and "Plum" are well-developed. A life-changing decision and action, which Lenworth justifies as giving Plum 'agency' or control over her life to be whatever she wants to be in life, turns out to cause her incalculable pain and grief.
"And that was what it was all about, wasn't it? Controlling his own life. Directing his life, operating like a movie director, really dictating how his story was told and when, shuffling the characters in it of position, choosing the scenes worthy of illuminating and recording." - This passage epitomises Lenworth's obsession with controlling the narrative of not only his own life, without seeking their input or agreement.
Another section that resonated with me was a passage that encapsulated the consequences of Lenworth's selfish decisions and actions - "He who controlled everything, had lost control. That, more than anything, was what disturbed him. That he had the power to stop them, the women in his family, from absconding with their love and respect for him...."
I admire the determination and strength displayed by Plum and I am happy with the ending as it appears as if she would get the outcome and he wanted and deserved.
This is a must-read. Add it to your reading list, you will be glad you did. I am looking forward to reading other books from this author.