When I started reading the book, I thought this one would be different from other Sheldon books. Even though the book starts of on a great note with a court room scence where Paige is being prosecuted for mercy killing, it slowly take the similar path that Sheldon’s books usually follow.
The book revolves around the lifes of three women doctors – Paige Taylor, Kate Hunter and Betty Lou Taft. After describing the court scence and the case against Paige for a few pages, the book rolls back from 1995 to 1990, the first day of arrival of the three women doctors to the Embarcadero County Hospital. Being the only women, the 3 become friends and also rent an apartment together. As residents they quickly get busy with their tight schedules. The books revolves around their past, their love lifes and their work at the hospital.
Paige’s childhood goes through travelling and living in different developing countries as her father works for the WHO. There she falls in love with Alfred Turner, her childhood sweetheart whom she decides to marry. But when he visits her during the summer after she joins the hospital, he is already married. This devastates Paige and she involves herself more into work until she accidentally encounters Jason Curtis.
Kate on the other hand comes from a poor background. Having run-away from home, she feels its her mistake that her younger brother turned up badly. So, she tries arranging for money whenever he calls asking for it. During one of her schedules in the emergency ward Kate comes across Dinetto, a mobster who gets impressed by her independent attitude and skill. Based on a bet, Kate gets involved with Ken Mallory, falls for him and plans to marry him when suddenly things take a drastic change.
Honey (Betty Lou Taft), born into a family of over-achievers wanted to be a nurse but ends up being a doctor so as not to disappoint her father. She comes to Embarcadero County Hospital with a glowing recommendation. But honey doesn’t perform very well in the daily routines. She has a dark secret which explains her performance.
Their life’s gets displaced with Kate being found dead in their apartment and then Paige is charged with man slaughter of John Cronin.
Wouldn’t say its a great book, but if you like Sidney Sheldon’s books, then I think you would enjoy this one.
I’m from Kenya and the above review does no justice to the book nothing lasts forever.The book is a classic and has more lessons to our lives.
ahmp!!! i wold like to give comment to what you say about sidney sheldon’s book nothing last forever, the story was great and keep me turning the pages.