Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Another fabulous novel by Ellen Marie Wiseman! Once again, I was lucky enough to read an ARC and this is her second novel (the first is The Plum Tree- a must read if you have not already). This book bounces between the 1930's and the 1990's with parallel story lines that have you convinced early on that you have this story all figured out. I'll save you the time and energy- you're wrong, you don't have it figured out. This story is suspenseful, heartbreaking, and beautiful all at the same time, but what it is not is predictable. Izzy and Clara are the two central characters around which a story of mental illness, loss, love, and redemption is formed. Wiseman takes us between the 30's and the 90's seamlessly and has a gift for suspense- I was left hanging at the end of many chapters and found myself scrambling to get through to find out what happened. Neither Izzy's nor Clara's stories are exactly what they seem, and the ending held some surprises. I loved that we got to know both characters (and some other wonderful secondary characters who shine in later chapters more than in earlier chapters- but I won't give away spoilers here!), because I feel that made the ending that much more rewarding. A wonderful sophomore effort - I can't wait until it arrives on my Kindle on December 31 so I can read it all over again! Please check this one out- you won't be disappointed.