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This is a powerful story of the impact of a grief the weight of which I can‘t imagine. I struggled to hold the different threads of the story together - maybe the audio didn‘t work well for me - and it felt like perhaps the writer was trying to do too much in one story. I loved the beautiful descriptions of gardening and cooking throughout the book.

There is a twist in this novel that is slowly revealed to the reader, which was an element I enjoyed. Also, lots of food & nature descriptions. ❤️ Not sure about the ending; seemed a bit contrived and convenient.

I‘m surprised this book hasn‘t gotten more press. It‘s stunning. I rarely cry when reading a book & this one got me. A bi-racial couple & twin sons in rural England, attempting to navigate racism & poverty amidst a dissolving marriage. Told by all the characters in the novel, it is a story told through seasons of a year & a study in grief that is so quiet & so deep. Beautifully written and filled with bountiful descriptions of nature. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

It‘s a gray day, I‘m waiting another 1/2 hour for the library to open, and I‘m sitting in an uninspired restaurant setting. Wish I‘d gone elsewhere. 😊 This book is wonderfully written but I can tell it‘s heading to a very sad place. A snowstorm is coming and I have an hour ride home in the storm. BUT I‘m retired and I am so thankful that I have the space and time to do whatever I want.

Set in a rural part of southern England, it‘s the story of a broken bi-racial family with ‘rainbow‘ twins. It‘s told via various viewpoints. Not a lot happens in this story and it‘s ultimately quite sad. The descriptions are very vivid and it‘s a very quiet book. A slow burner. It is left on a note of hope but it‘s not a story I particularly engaged with.

A library book. There‘s been quite a reserve list for this at the library so I‘m getting stuck in now. 😀