Amanda Janvier’s idyllic home seems the perfect place for her niece Tally to stay while her vagabond brother is in Europe, but the white picket fence life Amanda wants to provide is a mere illusion. Amanda’s husband Neil refuses to admit their teenage son Chase, is haunted by the horrific fire he survived when he was four, and their marriage is crumbling while each looks the other way.
Tally and Chase bond as they interview two Holocaust survivors for a sociology project, and become startlingly aware that the whole family is grappling with hidden secrets, with the echoes of the past, and with the realization that ignoring tragic situations won’t make them go away.
MY THOUGHTS; This is a great moving novel that taps into dormant secrets that slowly begin to erode this not so average family. Part young adult, part woman's fiction. It reads smooth and has a nice satisfying ending that manages to weave all story lines into one climactic ending. Overall I give this book four out of five stars.
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Susan Meissner cannot remember a time when she wasn’t driven to put her thoughts down on paper. Her novel The Shape of Mercy was a Publishers Weekly pick for best religious fiction of 2008 and a Christian Book Award finalist. Susan and her husband live in Southern California , where he is a pastor and a chaplain in the Air Force Reserves. They are the parents of four grown children.
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Awesome review.
I'd love a free copy of the book. :)))
white picket fences is a wonderful title. How I wish I could build my own and hide behind them. I'd love to see what happens in this family when trauma is ignored. my own memoir deals with this topic and I am always interested to see how other writers deal with it. I will put this book on my to read list. thanks for the review.
Oo! I'd love a free copy because I love Susan Meissner. I read Blue Heart Blessed a few months ago and couldn't put it down. :) Thanks for the review, T. Anne!
Oh, this definitely sounds good! Lots of things that interest me. I certainly wouldn't complain if I won :D
Sounds interesting. I've never read her books before.
Sounds good. I read Susan's blog and appreciate her love of writing. My children hid one of her books that I bought, so I'd love to read this one. ;)
~ Wendy
I've never read anything of hers and this one sounds intriguing. (I'm loving your blog design!) And how is NaNo coming along????
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Interesting!
PS. I received your book in the mail yesterday. Thanks again!
I've never heard of this author, but the book sounds like a great read. Enter me please!
Both the author and the books sound interesting. I'm never cease to be amazed at the creativity of people.
Haha! You beat me to it! I LOVE this book! It's so beautifully written. Great review!
(Since I already own this book, you can take me out of the running).
This sounds like a wonderful book. I have heard wonderful things about this author. I think she may be on my TBR list.
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Great review and thanks for the chance to win!
I've never heard of this book before, but the story sounds interesting and thought provoking. Thanks for doing the review.
Hey T.Anne -
I love your reviews. My reading list keeps growing. Thanks for posting!
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T.Anne, appreciate the wonderful review. I've never read anything by this author before. I sure will now though. I guess I haven't read her stuff, because I read so much MG.
Super review. Thanks! :)
I'll have to look for that one.
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