5 * stars out of 5
A Memoir

As followers of my book reviews have likely noticed, and as I have probably mentioned true stories and memoirs are not something I review very often. I think it might be because they employ a style of writing that seems slightly disjointed to me. Atlas Girl, by Emily T. Wierenga is an exception. I am not sure what I can say, but that I loved it, I was deeply immersed in the story and I feel like I lived it with her. She seemed very transparent as she wrote not only about her mother having brain cancer, but about her eating disorder (childhood anorexia) about living in Uganda and so on. I was thrilled to find she and her family live in Alberta (as do I) and that she is on Pinterest.
I did not realize until I noticed that her style of writing was slightly familiar, that I had read her novel, A Promise in Pieces, which I reviewed. I enjoyed both, and will be looking for the next Emily Wierenga memoir or novel eagerly.
I received this book free from Emily Davies-Robinson At Nuts About Novels and Baker
Books in exchange for an honest review. A positive critique was not required. The opinions stated are my own. ( )