Robin MacArthur

I'm going to chalk this one up to a poor choice on my part. While I wish I had a secret formula for picking the right book at the right time, I don't. If you do, then please tell me how you do it. Why did I choose this novel? Simple—location: Vermont, where my family is from; theme: frayed mother-daughter relationship/redemption/family secrets, and premise: mother disappears in a storm, daughter returns to try and find her. On the surface it ticked a lot of boxes for me, but once I started reading it was too fractured and I didn’t love the writing enough to stick with it.… (altro)

4.5 This is the kind of book I best like to read. Quiet books that tell the story of land,, nature and the strong people who are tied to this place. The mountains of Vermont, the book begins with a hurricane and heroin. Bonnie has just shot up when the hurricane hits, her daughter n New Orleans, making a living as a barista and part time dancer. She receives a phone call that her mother is missing, and leaves immediately for home.

Strong women, unforgettable women, flawed women and the generations that came before them all calling this place home. A land that has witnessed their secrets their betrayals and has kept them for a long time. Vale will return to a place and it's people that is in her blood. In her quest to find her mother she will uncover secrets kept, and those she loved changed. Older, but still full of love, want and need. A wonderful book of time and place.

The novel goes back and forth in time, narrated by the different women who are family, make this place their home. I loved the way this was written, loved the meanings behind the words. Loved the sense of place and family. We learn the history of the women, share their secrets, see their flaws and come to admire them anyway. Such wonderful characters though some don't live to have a full life, they still are remembered, still love their mark. If you like the novels of [author:Amy Greene|1256071] or the novel [book:Mercy Snow|17869466], then you will love this as I did.

ARC from Edelweiss.… (altro)