She makes friends and establishes her roots only for them to be torn up again. She knows what it means to be a family, but only just in time to realize she has to leave one forever. The novel shows us that Carley finally has a passion, but that it is not one she is likely to achieve. Carley has learned a lot, and is a more mature adult ready for the next chapter of her life, but as the reader closes the book, they know that Carley’s happiness was short lived, that she is heading towards a challenge which will leave her longing for the comfort she experienced and wondering what will happen to her when she grows up.
Unlike many coming-of-age stories, One for the Murphys does not have a picture-perfect happy ending. The characters trying to figure out their places in society and in one another’s hearts are part of what makes the book such a captivating read. Meanwhile, she finds herself at once being very fond of the Murphys while feeling undeserving of the affection and attention they shower on her.
Carley often had to fend for herself when she lived with her mother, but she still has many fond memories of her. Carley also loves her mother, although their relationship is far from perfect. Carley loves Toni, but they are very different people who end up learning a lot about different family dynamics, books, and Broadway musicals. As she tries to adjust to her new life, her thoughts on friendships, family, and mother-daughter relationships shift drastically.Ĭarley, her friend Toni, her mom, and her foster family are all very well-developed characters who have complicated and nuanced relationships-one of the novel’s selling points. Murphy, his wife Julie, and their children Michael Eric, Adam, and Daniel, live a very different life than Carley imagined or has ever lived before. One for the Murphys centers around Carley Connors, who moves to Connecticut to live with her foster family after her mother ends up in the hospital. One for the Murphys is a coming-of-age novel written by Lynda Mullaly Hunt, bestselling author of Fish In A Tree, a book which received a very favorable review on the Stone Soup blog.
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