This novel revolves around a psychotherapist, Zee, who loses a paitent to suicide. Zee's life begins to unravel after her patient jumps off a Boston bridge. Her father, who she's been putting off visting, turns out to be losing his battle with Parkinson's. Zee moves to Salem, where her father lives, and tries to help her father's partner - cleverly named Melville - take care of him. While there, Zee is forced to relive her own mother's suicide, unlocking her families secrets along the way.
Unique and interesting characters are strewn through out the book from the aunt who is a witch (and not really Zee's aunt), to the uncle who plays a pirate, to the handyman who reads the stars, each page is full of characters and history.
The various threads of this story were perfectly woven together to keep the reader interested and turning pages. Each character's voice is explored, with unique chapters dedicated to Finch, Zee's sick father, and Roy, a hard scrabble character who the author pens just as deftly as the women.
I delighted in Brunonia's revisting a few of the characters from The Lace Reader. These references are delicately woven into this story, making Brunonia's readers feel "in on the joke" as she mentions Mae Whitney, Towner, and Rafferty.
The twist at the end of this novel isn't as dramatic as that in The Lace Reader, but it puts a smile on the reader's face and gives them a sense of peace where moments before there was none.
Buy ten copies and go hear her read. Upcoming schedule of reading:
http://www.brunoniabarry.com/blog/book-signings-events/
Enjoy!
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