This book did two things I love in a book: evoked emotion and showed me a setting I was unfamiliar with in a way that I could easily sense myself there. I also loved the blurring of a fairytale into real life. A beautiful story!
A bewitching tale of heartbreak and hope set in 1920s Alaska, Eowyn Ivey's THE SNOW CHILD was a top ten bestseller in hardback and paperback, and went on to be a Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
Alaska, the 1920s. Jack and Mabel have staked everything on a fresh start in a remote homestead, but the wilderness is a stark place, and Mabel is haunted by the baby she lost many years before. When a little girl appears mysteriously on their land, each is filled with wonder, but also foreboding: is she what she seems, and can they find room in…
My favorite read of the year. I was instantly drawn into the story. The characters are unique while still believable. The setting during the Great Depression was an interesting time to delve into. At times it's pretty graphic, especially in the words chosen, but the story is so well done I didn't mind it. Strong women who have to make tough choices but do so in a creative way.
“So immersive, exciting, and downright fabulous, you never want it to end.”—Oprah Daily
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The multimillion-copy-selling author of The Help returns with a bold, big-hearted novel about a group of unbreakable women, fighting for what’s rightfully theirs—and the power of friendship to change everything.
“Pure, hell-raising entertainment.”—The New York Times Book Review
Oxford, Mississippi, 1933.
Abandoned by her mother one Christmas Eve, eleven-year-old Meg Lefleur has learned the hard way to rely on no one. Now one of the unadoptable "big girls" at the Lafayette County Orphan Asylum, she fights each day to keep her…
I loved the mystery and the dual-time period format. One of the author's very best in my opinion. The modern character's longing for home and belonging was a powerful motivator for solving this mystery.
Searching for a story to adapt for film, an aspiring screenwriter becomes captivated by a bestselling classic novel and the mysterious disappearance of the woman who wrote it.
1940. Via Belle’s sweet romance novels made readers believe in happily ever after. But Via’s reality was much more complicated. While her first husband was alive, her creativity thrived in a beautiful stone estate situated above a pristine lake and moonflower garden. After his tragic death and a whirlwind second marriage shrouded in secrets, Via vanished from public life, leaving behind a shadow of scandal . . . and her final story.
For Patrick Doyle, the claim that time heals all wounds is a cruel lie.
In 1920, returning from WWI, Paddy sails to America for better opportunities. However, America is not what he'd hoped for. And worse, the woman he loves is expecting his child and refuses to follow him. Correspondence over the years convinces Patrick that there is no one to go back for.
Thirty years later a mysterious letter arrives, suggesting his child might still be alive. He anxiously sails to Ireland to find Juniper.
Juniper built a life for herself operating an apothecary out of an inherited cottage. Then the father she believes abandoned her shows up at her door.
Finding Juniper is a story of long-held secrets, old wounds, forgiveness, and the enduring bonds of family.
