Published October 6, 2015 by NAL
Catherine and Zoe are sisters, but even their mother, Eve,
admits her daughters are nothing alike. Catherine is calm and responsible. Zoe
is passionate and rebellious. Nobody is surprised when Zoe gets pregnant,
drops out of college, and spirals into drug addiction.
One night Catherine gets a call from Zoe’s terrified daughter, Willow, saying her mother has abandoned her in a bus station and disappeared. Eve blames herself, while Catherine, unable to have children, is delighted to raise Willow as her own.
Now, five years later, Eve is grieving her husband’s death and making reluctant plans to sell the family’s beloved summer home on Prince Edward Island. But a series of unexpected revelations will upend the family and rock three generations of women.
One night Catherine gets a call from Zoe’s terrified daughter, Willow, saying her mother has abandoned her in a bus station and disappeared. Eve blames herself, while Catherine, unable to have children, is delighted to raise Willow as her own.
Now, five years later, Eve is grieving her husband’s death and making reluctant plans to sell the family’s beloved summer home on Prince Edward Island. But a series of unexpected revelations will upend the family and rock three generations of women.
My Thoughts…
Who says sisters have to be best friends? Zoe and Catherine are definitely not best
friends, they are not even friends.
Yet, they have a relationship.
Catherine and her husband are the legal guardians of Zoe’s
daughter. The dynamics in this family
is unique. Catherine was closest to
her father. Zoe was her mother’s
favorite. Within this family, with
every member of this family, there are secrets. Deep secrets, scary secrets, and very
personal secrets. I love how Holly
Robinson did not just lay it all out there.
She let each character develop at their own pace and reveal their lives
in their own ways. Some of the
developing was done with the assistance of others; some was done on their
own. But all of it made each character
unique, relatable, and someone I grew to care for.
I was immediate pulled into this story. I loved the settings of Canada and Prince
Edward Island. The fact that it was
small town and everyone knew everyone else made it perfect. I could picture the wallpaper in the
house, how the yard looked, and what the view was from the backyard. The feel of the sand in my toes, even the
cold water splashing around my ankles made this story so real. As I read the words, the scenes played in
my mind like a movie. This does not
always happen, but when it does you know you have a winner of a story.
This is my second Holly Robinson book. She has now become an author I look forward
to more from and would never hesitate to recommend. Check out Chance Harbor.
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