Nannie's death affects many people. Her daughter who cannot express her grief openly, and particularly her grand daughter who needs her mother to be warmer and more expressive and finds the vacuum particularly hard. Genevieve shared an uncommon bond with her grandmother and this continues after her death. There is no one whom Genevieve can share this knowledge with. That she feels her grandmother's presence and even her voice speaking to her, guiding her in what she should or shouldn't do and being a very comforting shoulder to lean on.
Not wanting to be judged fanciful Genevieve keeps this to herself and her sorrow spirals as she feels so alone. Her grandmother's death was deemed an accident but there are signs that it is anything but. No one wants to delve deeper into issues which were contentious and most people seem to be happy to let things lie.
Combing Southern characteristics and the unusual almost magical touch that marked the relationship of Genevieve and her grandmother, this debut novel was certainly different. A family's very survival depends on unraveling this mystery and unravel it they certainly do.
The book was sent to me by Netgalley for an unbiased review, courtesy of Cardinal Press.
That does sound different but I don't think it's for me.
ReplyDeleteThis one has a great cover. I don't think it's for me either because I don't like stories where ghosts communicate with people.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds interesting, Mystica. I am drawn to stories about grief and grieving. And ghosts. Always interesting when a story has a ghost. :-)
ReplyDelete