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Carregando... Honeysuckle Season (edição: 2020)de Mary Ellen Taylor (Autor), Megan Tusing (Narrador), Brilliance Audio (Publisher)
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. This is by far one of my favorite authors and I'm all caught up with her books so sad also! I love this book because of the details of the grounds of Woodmont, the estate featured in the story, and the twist of mystery and history told in the plot. There might be a time I check out some Honeysuckle Moonshine! Not only do I hope there will be a sequel to this, I will always keep an eye open for her next novel! This story could easily qualify for historical fiction as it moves in and out of the 1940s, touching on World War II, moonshine, and forced sterilizations, but it’s really more about family secrets and the choices people make. Libby, the contemporary protagonist, doesn’t make the happiest choices, but she does the best she can. I have a Favorite Books of 2020 list, and Honeysuckle Season takes top spot! Oh my. What a wonderfully engaging, emotional, mesmerizing story. I won’t give a synopsis of the story. In this instance, the less you know the better. But I will tell you this story touched me deeply. The descriptions are vivid, the atmosphere is palpable, and the characters are impeccably developed. I became immersed in these big lives in a small Virginia town. I would r-e-a-l-l-y love for this book to be made into a motion picture, for I can visualize every scene, every nuance, as if watching it on a screen. This is my first experience reading a book by Mary Ellen Taylor and I’m so impressed. Consider me a fan! Ms. Taylor expertly weaves together patchworks of lives from the 1940s to present-day, creating a beautiful tapestry of longing, liberation, and love. This book puts me in the same frame of mind as Fried Green Tomatoes, in that both stories showcase special bonds between unlikely pairs, capture the flavor of the South, and seared my heart. I quickly became submersed in this story, experiencing pain, fear, regret, loss, perseverance, redemption and incredible love. Big love. So much love. So many kinds of love—familial, romantic, and unforgettable friendships. These characters and their heart-piercing stories touched me deeply and really put me through the wringer. There are so many shining stars in this story (and a few foil characters I love to hate) but Libby shines brightest for me. The journey through Libby’s life—her losses, loves, and history—feels authentic and meaningful. I love the uses of honeysuckle in the title and story. The sweet-smelling, flowering honeysuckle vine represents both tenderness and strength of loss and love and is the perfect symbol for this emotionally charged story. Actually, I love everything about this story. The title. The cover art. The setting. The plot. The dialogue. The time periods. The varying POVs. The southern nuances. The nostalgia. The writer’s voice. And especially the memorable, endearing characters. Honeysuckle Season is a memorable, meaningful, well-balanced, full-bodied, gut-wrenching, heart-piercing, extraordinary tale! #MaryEllenTaylor #HoneysuckleSeason I was blessed to receive a complimentary copy of this book. This dual time line novel is about family secrets and how they affect the following generations. It's the first book that I've read by this author but it definitely won't be the last. Sadie - 1942. Sadie is the youngest of three children in a poor family in Virginia. The family made and sold moonshine to have money to live. Her father has died and her brothers have gone into the Army and Sadie makes the moonshine by herself. After she ran over the man who seduced her and left her with a child, she had to run and left her baby behind with her mother so she could stay out of jail. She lost her job as a driver at Woodmont Estates and knows that no one there will help her out of the mess that she's gotten into, so she runs. Libby - 2020. Libby's husband has left after she had numerous miscarriages. She couldn't handle the grief and he couldn't help her. She's become a photographer and has gotten very popular taking wedding pictures. Her father had been a well-loved pediatrician in the area and after he died, she was reluctant to go through his desk but she knew she had to do it. When she does, she discovers a letter that totally changes the way she feels about her adoptive parents and she finds out that she's related to the family who owns Woodmont. The two timelines blend together perfectly and as more is revealed about the two women Woodmont becomes even more important. This is a novel about love and family, acceptance and forgiveness and two strong women who are connected to each other in surprising ways. There is love and friendship and romance with strong female characters -- what more do you need to make a novel perfect? sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
"Adrift in the wake of her father's death, a failed marriage and multiple miscarriages, Libby McKenzie feels truly alone. Though her new life as a wedding photographer provides a semblance of purpose, it's also a distraction from her profound pain. When asked to photograph a wedding at the historic Woodmont estate, Libby meets the owner, Elaine Grant. Hoping to open Woodmont to the public, Elaine has employed young widower Colton Reese to help restore the grounds and asks Libby to photograph the process. Libby is immediately drawn to the old greenhouse shrouded in honeysuckle vines. As Libby forms relationships and explores the overgrown - yet hauntingly beautiful - Woodmont estate, she finds the emotional courage to sort through her father's office. There she discovers a letter that changes everything she knows about her parents, herself and the estate. Beneath the vines of the old greenhouse lie generations of secrets and it's up to Libby to tend to the fruits born of long-buried seeds."--Provided by publisher. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Thanks to Ms. Taylor, Montlake Romance and NetGalley for this ARC. Opinion is mine alone. ( )