The Story of Land and Sea by Katy Simpson Smith is a story of the parent-child relationship and of loss. The story is not told chronologically, but the constant focus on parenting and loss rather than the time and place provide its own continuity throughout the book. The book is not an easy read, but definitely a worthwhile one and a beautifully written one.
Read my complete review at: http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2014/08/the-story-of-land-and-sea-novel.html
Reviewed based on a publishers galley received through Edelweiss.
Read my complete review at: http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2014/08/the-story-of-land-and-sea-novel.html
Reviewed based on a publishers galley received through Edelweiss.
Check out the full review at Kritters Ramblings
Told in three separate stories in a non linear fashion, this story takes place during the American Revolution when the US was trying to break away from the British and the British were trying to keep their hold. I don't read many books set in the time period, so my first reaction was absolutely positive to read a book outside of my normal historical timeline.
Interesting and different - the way the three parts were set up. They were told out of order and I am not sure that I liked it. I loved each part of this family's story and seeing the similarities between the daughter (Tab)'s life and her mother's life was very interesting. Although a few years apart, life hadn't changed and women died in child birth and the relationships with slaves hadn't changed and I loved seeing the lack of change in time.
Told in three separate stories in a non linear fashion, this story takes place during the American Revolution when the US was trying to break away from the British and the British were trying to keep their hold. I don't read many books set in the time period, so my first reaction was absolutely positive to read a book outside of my normal historical timeline.
Interesting and different - the way the three parts were set up. They were told out of order and I am not sure that I liked it. I loved each part of this family's story and seeing the similarities between the daughter (Tab)'s life and her mother's life was very interesting. Although a few years apart, life hadn't changed and women died in child birth and the relationships with slaves hadn't changed and I loved seeing the lack of change in time.
