Valerie S. (VolunteerVal) -
Helpful Score: 2
Eudora Honeysett is age 85 and experienced many losses she couldn't control so as her health fails, she sets about planning her death on her own terms. Her plans progress on schedule until a new family moves in next door that includes vivacious 10-year-old Rose Trewidney. Rose âforces' her way into Eudora's world, opening a new chapter into Eudora's quiet and structured life.
Readers learn about the tragic events of Eudora's past through a dual timeline. Just one of these would have wrecked me, yet she soldiered on, and the cumulative impact has created the solitary person she is today.
This character-driven novel is filled with emotions, some happy, many sad, others infuriating. Novels rarely make me cry, but even though I knew how this story would end, my investment in the characters and the lovely writing brought me to tears ... in a good way. If you loved A Man Called Ove, be sure to read this.
Readers learn about the tragic events of Eudora's past through a dual timeline. Just one of these would have wrecked me, yet she soldiered on, and the cumulative impact has created the solitary person she is today.
This character-driven novel is filled with emotions, some happy, many sad, others infuriating. Novels rarely make me cry, but even though I knew how this story would end, my investment in the characters and the lovely writing brought me to tears ... in a good way. If you loved A Man Called Ove, be sure to read this.
