Decisions. We make them every day. Some big. Some small. But all are life changing in some way. In Sherri Wood Emmons’ The Weight of Small Things, lead protagonist, Corrie Philips must face the unintended consequences that result from several small, yet significant, decisions. Please click HERE to read my review in its entirety. ( )

The Weight of Small Things by Sheri Wood Emmons
Chapters alternate between the past and the present. Corrie and Mark are married and she wants to give him kids so bad but she keeps failing.
She had gone to college but still helped out at home because after her father died, he was a professor at the college, her mother took up drinking with her sister and brother left to raise.
Bryn had met and roomed with Carrie many years ago and stayed in the area, her love interest is Paul and she's pregnant.
Corrie has met with Daniel, an old boyfriend because he wants her to write an article about his children's project on the west coast. She will travel to CA for photos and the story while her husband Mark is in NY doing his work.
After her return she gets into her normal work pattern and finds Daniel on her doorstep after work. He's stalking her and she tells him she is not in love with him and he spends the night at Bob's who's got the boys staying with him, and Bryn.
Secrets, lying, deceit and it's from many of the characters. I wonder if their lives will ever be straightened out.
As time goes on and they both find themselves pregnant they are able to talk to one another about their relationships and decide what to do with their lives. Love how close the two women are and have the same thing going on, but different.
Interesting to hear how they mull things over and come to a decision that works for them.
Just when you think that both women have endured enough, a tornado blows through their town...
I received this book from Kennsington Books in exchange for my honest opinion ( )

There are many forms of love. In this novel, the resilience of love is both evident and sustaining, however fragile it may be.

This is a novel of two very different women who are longtime friends. Though they lead very different lives, their bond is a constant acceptance and strength for each woman.

Corrie has had a difficult childhood, but has risen above it all to marry a successful attorney. It is not the life she once planned, but it is a very good life. The one thing missing is a much desired baby.

Bryn is a free spirit in a longtime relationship with someone who will never offer her stability. Suddenly that is exactly what she finds she needs. She must make serious decisions for her future, and who it will involve.

Their friendship deepens to a new level as they find themselves in an unusual kind of role reversal. They are drawn even closer together to figure things out in new ways.

A college reunion brings Corrie face to face with her past. The love of her life returns, and he is looking for her. Abruptly leaving town many years before broke Corrie’s heart, affecting her forever. Now that he is back, she is faced with serious soul searching.

The characters in this novel are tightly woven and very human. Their plights, emotions, choices and decisions are all very genuine. The reader is immediately drawn into their world.

Sherri Wood Emmons delivers another novel of real situations and characters that you can believe in, hope for and care about. She is a gifted author. I have read every one of her novels, from her first. I look forward to each novel, and am always very pleased with her work. I highly recommend her books. ( )