Dee Henderson brought us back to the world of the O'Malleys with Jennifer: An O'Malley Love Story.
I am a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge fan of Dee Henderson and her O'Malley series. So much so that I took issue with the fact that when Dee returned to writing last year, she utilized the O'Malley's in her new story as fictional characters. I also had another issue with her mentioning them, but that is a post for another time. I was thrilled when I found out we would be getting a more in depth introduction to Jennifer.
The O'Malley Family consists of seven siblings - four girls and three boys. Jennifer O'Malley is the youngerst member of the patchwork family. The O'Malley's aren't related by blood but chose the members of their family from an orphanage.
Jennifer is a doctor in Texas. While the rest of the O'Malleys reside in Chicago, Jennifer has taken a position healing children with cancer. Separated from her family, she makes friends with Dr. Tom Peterson. As their friendship grows Jennifer explores her questions surrounding his faith. As Tom continues to be a consistent example of faith working in one's life, Jennifer faces the thoughts of eternity for her young patients.
Jennifer: An O'Mally Love Story is a wonderful addition to the O'Malley series. My one complaint is that it was too short. Also knowing where Jennifer's journey would go through the other books, I hesitantly turned each page. It was beautiful to watch the relationship between Jennifer and Tom grow. It was wonderful to gain more exposure to the youngest O'Malley and see the role she played in the lives of her brothers and sisters. A half complaint is that we didn't get to see any of the other O'Malley's. We were told but not shown and I was hoping for at least one weekend visit with Kate or Rachel or a phone call with Stephen.
Henderson is a gifted writer who managed to strike gold with the O'Malleys. Their sibling relationship is one to long for and her romantic relationships are realistic. The opportunity to "fall in love" as Tom and Jennifer did would truly be a special gift.
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