Jenna stumbles upon Lars unintentionally but it seems like fate. Both have suffered unimaginable loss of family in very hard circumstances. Lars however lives in uncertainty whereas Jenna has given up all hope. Jenna is suicidal and just wants to end it all. Lars is living on borrowed time. His heart will give up any day soon.
How Lars rescues Jenna from a watery death and how Jenna repays the favor by digging into his past uncovering the sad story of his wife and two children and tries to look at it with a fresh eye investigating what has been painstakingly gone over - over and over again by not just Lars but by private investigators as well. What she uncovers gives a glimmer of hope to Lars, so that he can get some kind of closure and understanding over a three decade misery.
That Jenna herself will benefit from Lars mission was not apparent at first but helping out someone else did work miracles for Jenna herself. That she is able to live for herself is what Jenna gets from the entire experience.
This was a particularly sad story, but very well written. Characterization was spot on and the plot was good.
Sent to me by Netgalley for an unbiased review, courtesy of Lake Union Pubishing.
The cover really doesn't stand out but I'm drawn to it for some reason. I'm glad to see the book is good too.
ReplyDeleteI feel like Kathy does. Something about it seems appealing!
ReplyDeleteThe red coat and sparkly snow caught my eye.
ReplyDeleteYour review and that cover make me want to try this one. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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