Blackberry Winter
By: Sarah Jio
A May snowstorm doesn't look like much of a story for journalist Claire Aldridge. But things have not been going well for her lately, and maybe there's something in it to get her back on her feet. Like the disappearance of a young boy on just such a story night 80 years ago. Where did he go? Why did it happen? Solving the mystery from the past could be the key to solving her problems in the present.
My review:
I read this book in one day. Not that it was the greatest book I've ever read, but the whole mother/child thing really hits home with me. The book is written back and forth between two women, Vera-the mom from the 1930's whose 3 year old son goes missing, and Claire-the journalist from now who finds the story and starts to investigate it. Claires marriage is struggling after her 8 month miscarriage, which also pulled me in. A mother losing a child in any way tugs at my heart. The whole book I just wanted to know what had happened to this little boy. The story was good, you really get the feel of the characters and I just kept on reading until 1 am in the morning when I finished. I would like to look for other books by this author. It was a fast, easy read but one that kept my attention through the whole book.
4 out of 5 rating.
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