The Children
Ann Leary
Whit
Whitman, the Patriarch of the family and previous owner of lakeside
cottage has already passed away when this story begins but, his
spirit looms large throughout the tale. The delicate balance that
existed before his death is slowly unraveling throughout the story.
Narrated by Charlotte, his stepdaughter we learn that her mother
Joan, Whit's second wife is to be granted access to the house as long
as she wants to live in it but, technically it is left to his two
sons by a previous marriage.
Trouble
begins when one son wants to marry and possibly live in the house
with his new wife. Is the new wife the friend to Charlotte she claims
to be or is there something more sinister going on? Change is
definitely coming to lakeside cottage, the feeling is in the air but
no one is sure what the changes will mean to their lives.
The
story peels back layer upon layer of emotions and unspoken
frustrations within the family and between the siblings. The
undercurrents are bubbling up to the surface and once they reach the
top it's hard to see how things will ever be the same again. The pace
of the story is somehow what makes it so hard to put down. Little by
little, things are revealed until everything is simply not as it was
before.
Thanks
to St. Martin's Press for allowing me to read an advanced readers
copy in exchange for an honest review.
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