Welcome to Litsy!

This one deserves all of your love, especially if you‘re into awesome Canadian literature. This gorgeously written, compulsively readable family saga, focussing around the disappearance of two women from a working class town, is layered with secrets, masterfully revealed.

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The back cover makes this seem more like a mystery novel that focuses on the community after two women disappear. I don't think that does this justice - this is about Lulu & Doris and how their lives unfold after Bette Parsons & Alice McFee go missing. It follows them over 40-ish years and then flips to tell you the other side of the story, which was brilliant. A slow, methodical read that unfolds in a very deliberate way.

Did some planting this weekend 🌸🌺🌼
This was a story of a small town in Canada that revolves around one family but there are other key characters.It is a story of secrets that shaped lives in many different ways, but family is what binds them together. Part mystery, part drama I would recommend it.

”Through his grief I had begun to understand that loss and death were not twins. With time, loss could be understood; however torturous the path through it, it would soften. But death—it was inexplicable. That there was not even a second between life and death was what I could not comprehend. Trevor alive, then dead. Forever.”

Lilacs from my bush love this time of year😊
Starting this today, I am halfway through Children of Blood and Bone, but not feeling it I can‘t put my finger on why. I think it‘s a good story, I like the characters for the most part,but there‘s a little more violence for a YA fantasy then I care for 🤷🏼‍♀️

Loved it. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Will be hard to figure out what to do now that Doris, Lulu and even Bette are no longer in my life now.

Enjoying this one so far! Good reading for our Victoria Day holiday.

Now staring at my shelves wondering what to read next. I was thinking of starting this one, or wondering if I should pull an older one down? The dilemma! The decisions!

I received this through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. The writing in this novel is quite good and the main characters are well-drawn and distinct. The story, however, is not well structured. There are too many characters and scenes that don‘t move the plot forward. Also, the book should have ended after the first part. With some good editing, this could be an interesting mystery that focuses on the relationships of mother and child.