Reviewed by Anita Chong
Having the wants to adopt a child, Fanella, an editor in a publishing company, has to face a lot of challenges that she encounter in the life of adopting a child. In Penny Hancock's A love for life, which took place in Holland, Fanella broke up with her boyfriend because he didn't agree to have an adoption for the couple. Her best friend Teresa helps her out by introducing her to tell stories to the children in Rod's class, who is Teresa's son teacher.
After working together for a period she fell in love with Rod, but gets disappointed after realizing that he's married. Meanwhile, Fanella gets approved for an adoption of a five-year-old girl with behavioral problems, Ellie. Fanella then decides to meet Mark-Teresa's husband colleague. Their relationship didn't go well after all because Fanella was still in love with Rod.....
A love for life is a story full of challenging events that happened in a woman who was trying to adopt a child. Overall, it is an interesting story in which we can relate to real life, like the difficult lives of single parents who are applying for adoptions. It also made me think of the conflict situations between couples, because sometimes one might have a different opinion other than his/her partner.
One part that I liked about the book is that Fanella didn't give up the willing of wanting a child despite of the hard job and personal status. On the other hand, what I found not interesting is that everything in Fanella's life was not very favorable; she always has to find her way out of the complicated situations she might have involved in. Fortunately, she's gotten her best friend Teresa, who is always willing to help her no matter in what situation she's in. I recommend the book for people who care about children and for those who are willing to read a life about a single parent adopting a child. The stories has a lot of ups and downs so you might get emotional while reading the book.
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