Nora, Nora

I did not like this book written by Anne Rivers Siddons. 12-year-old Peyton McKenzie lives with her single and emotionally distant father. Her mother died shortly after giving birth to her and now she blames herself for it. Her older brother died in an accident when she was only five. Her 34-year-old second cousin Nora, from her mother's side of the family, says she wants to come stay with both of them for a while. Peyton is reluctant to meet her. After a while the woman starts to act like a surrogate mother to the girl as she builds a friendship and emotional attachment to her.