Hillary's Character Development

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Hillary's Character Development

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For those of you who have read other books of the Hillary Broome Novels, how do you think Hillary changes as a person within this book or throughout the whole series? I've really enjoyed seeing the effects of relationships and family in her life. The focus on Irish heritage in this book was especially cool for me because of the detail and research Gillam put in.
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Hillary is a successful ghostwriter.I like the build-up of character Hillary. The author was able to make the reader understand the personality of pillar.Hillary tries to dig into her family deep roots. I did understand the writers point of view.Hillary was so happy to exploit the country with her daughter.
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The writer did a good job in the development of the characters especially Hilary. Hillary was a reporter. Later she became a ghostwriter. She is from California. She is married to a Ed. Ed is a detective. Hilary traveled to Ireland to learn about her friend's crusade.
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Her research on the history and culture of Ireland is superb. She did an awesome job. As for Hillary, well I have only read this part. But think a lot has transpired in the previous books
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It's always beautiful to see a character bloom from previous books into future ones. That reveals adept continuity skills on the part of the author.
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I didn't know this was a series... I really want to read this one, but I am so excited to hear there's more.
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Hillary’s character development is phenomenal. You can see how she grew from a troubled woman to a strong mother. Hillary had a tough childhood, and it has affected her mentally, but she becomes brave and resilient for her daughter Claire. Hillary knew that she wanted to do everything for her daughter that she could not have in her childhood. She was always there for Claire whenever she needed her. I loved seeing her growth.
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Hillary's character development is amazing. Her strength, and immeasurable love for her daughter Claire, she did everything she could so her child doesn't go through what she went through. I was impressed by her growth and transformation.
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Hillary was a strong and amazing character whose love for her daughter knows no bounds. are transformation and from a troubled woman into a strong woman was amazing. Hilary's character development was great.
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Hillary' character development was wonderful. The fact that willing to explore her roots with daughter despite he trouble says a lot.
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Protagonist Hillary is amazing, there is always a new side of her that emerge in each book, in this book she revealed that she knows karate and she is capable of protecting her self.
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I'm definitely intrigued by the character of the protagonist. I just checked out the official review of this book. Her relationship with her daughter Claire seems to be a very important part of the story. After reading everyone's response, I feel that this book will definitely go in my to read list.
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I think Hillary had great character development. The author made her character grow in so many ways throughout the series.
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I haven't read the other books, but within this one alone it was neat to see how, as Hillary went along, she slowly began to let go of that torturous past and memory of her mother leaving her. She also tried to make up for it in being an even better mother to Claire, but I think that made Claire a little spoiled. To be honest, I liked Claire but she kind of annoyed me. Hillary spoiling her daughter is understandable since she has some guilt she is trying o deal with from the past. Still, Claire put me off a little.
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Post by Marion Jepkosgei »

I loved how June brought out Hillary. As a mother whose love for Claire surpasses everything. Despite doubting herself in certain instances if she's a good mother, the fact that she does all her best not to make mistakes that were made when she was raised means a lot about her. She instills hope, something we all need in parenting.
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