After Talie Ingram finds an old family journal while helping clean her mother's house, she enthusiastically settles down to read about the life of her ancestress Cosima Escott Hamilton, whose diary dates as far back as 1849. From the very beginning, Lang, a romance novelist and author of Pieces of Silver, deftly navigates back and forth in history between Cosima's 19th-century confessions about the strange circumstances surrounding her family and betrothal to Sir Reginald Hale and Talie's growing, present-day fears about her heritage and its potential impact on her beloved son, Ben. With each passing day, Ben shows more signs of struggle with tasks that even the smallest toddlers usually have mastered; waving goodbye, chewing food, and crawling are beyond his grasp. This causes Talie to wonder if the family "curse" Cosima writes about-that the women on her father's side only produce "slow-witted children"-is more than mere legend. The bulk of this tale is really Cosima's, centering on the complications that ensue regarding her postponed marriage to Sir Reginald and the deep feelings she develops for another man. And it's Cosima's lingering voice-her determination and faith-that inspires Talie to reconcile her son's diagnosis of fragile X syndrome (a disability Lang's own son suffers from) with her belief that God is merciful.
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Maureen Lang

Tyndale Christian

Tyndale Espanol

Living Books

Lang, Maureen. Oak leaves, Carol Stream, Ill, ©2007

The Oak Leaves, 1, Carol Stream, IL, 2007

United States, United States of America

March 29, 2007

PS, 2007

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<p><p>two Time Periods&#151;regency England And Contemporary Chicago&#151;are Woven Together When Talie Ingram Finds An Old Journal Belonging To Her Great-great-great Grandmother, Cosima Escott. Through Cosima's Entries, Talie Learns That Her Family Was Once Considered Cursed With Feebleminded Offspring, The Result Of A Genetic Disorder (fragile-x) That May Have Been Passed Down To Talie And Her Sister. Unwilling To Face The Implications Their Discovery Might Have On Her Own Life, Talie Tucks The Journal Back Into Secrecy, Until She Begins To See Signs Of Developmental Delay In Her Son.</p>

Two time periodsVictorian England and contemporary Chicagoare woven together when Talie Ingram finds an old journal belonging to her great-great-great grandmother, Cosima Escott. Through Cosima's entries, Talie learns that her family was once considered cursed with feebleminded offspring, the result of a genetic disorder (Fragile-X) that may have been passed down to Talie and her sister. Unwilling to face the implications their discovery might have on her own life, Talie tucks the journal back into secrecy, until she begins to see signs of developmental delay in her son.

The two time periods of Regency England and contemporary Chicago are interwoven when Talie Ingram finds her great-great-great grandmother's journal and discovers that her family was once considered cursed as a result of a genetic disorder

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