Passion Flower is all about family disaster and the realization of how the true feeling and the reason why their mother threw the frying pan at their Dad and they live separate.
The 14-years-old girl, Stephanie, the elder sister who tries to look matured than her real age and always stays on her Mum's side. She is a reliable girl who is constantly worrying about what her mother will say if she steps out of the line, while her little sister, The Afterthought or Samantha, who is only 10 years old, always start up the fight with them over her Dad. It's because everything Sam requests him, he always say YES, while her mother always firmly says NO, no matter how she nagged, begged and howled and pleaded.
But the thing they don't know is, their Dad is a real pain who always got her Mum into trouble and she had copped with their Dad for sixteen years of clearing up his messes, getting themselves out of the trouble he got them into. And she's had enough of that. But for Samantha, she always thought that it's all her Mum's fault.
However, everything was distinct enough for them to see the real of their Dad after their Mum sent them to live with him for a whole summer. No rules, no hassle and no worries are what both of them respect, but on contrary, everything turned out to be a big disaster for Steph and Sam. However, it helped them to discover that there's a lot more of being a family.
They realized that their Dad constantly likes fooling around, never take thing seriously and he's not reliable, what he only can do is only "Talking" and "Promising" but never get things done by what he said, and only permanently being the one who is irresponsible, moreover, he always turn his back on trouble.
They're back to their Mum after their Dad strode off with his case of money, leaving both of them on their own at Airport. Both of them came back home with to live with their same old past with a lot of rules, hassles and worries, but they feel peace, safe and sound.
It's a perfect story for all typical teens to read about the typical life of family, how hard it is to be a mum, and how family is meant to be, regard with the rules, hassles, worries and all that jazz.
4 comments:
I have read one story that similar to your story too. It's written by Judy Blume. But it's from the library so it's nothing to talk of. Anyway, this one sounds nice, I meant the themes are great and realistic. I read children book and I see that most of them are not kiddish, but a lot of experiences.
Well, it's also something related to divorces, bully, or even racism also take shape in Children book. btw, do you always like girl books? I don't mention about the female authors, I meant the story that full of girly thingy, like makeups, dresses, like gossip girls, for exampe?
Yeah it's realistic indeed. Just so you said, they are not kiddish while it gives us experiences, which some of them, I found that they are best for years to come. U know? Preparing to be Mother! Hahahahaha kidding.
Mmmm I like all, u know. I couldn't name it or list it. It's like I'm into anything which I found interesting in life. So not only girls things but boys too, even adult things and all that regardless with age. For me, I want to know everything I don't know.
So you like girls things then? I bet you do.
You finally got me wrong this time! Heheheh, I'm NOT girlie, how come? I like to read only girl thingy?
Even I read mostly teens fic and adult, I read both gender too, and you're just like me in the point that you love to know everything you don't know. That's called "Genius!" nothing to do with smartness, but it's like we are wisdom-lovers, aren't we!
Though, I don't show it much, but there's always a joy of learning inside me.
Ahhhh, but you're mostly into Teens right? That's why I assumed you like reading about girl's things.
Yeah, I love wisdom, which is different from what I am. I think I love sth which is total contrast to myself.
For loving wisdom, I think, I inspire me to think harder to be better and sensible. But I don't think I can be. You know, it's hard to change our origin self.
Why don't you show it much? There's a joy of learning inside me too, but I have trouble of remembering things I've been learned sometimes. But I learn anyway.
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