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The novel takes place in alternating time frames relating the stories of sisters Nell and Evie and their mother in 1971 North Carolina and Becca’s story in 1932 Mississippi. There are vague memories and secrets unfolding about Nell and Evie’s childhood. My interest was held as Becca’s story unfolds and as it moves back and forth in the time frames. I was anxious for the stories to merge. While I was emotionally connected in the beginning , and even in the end, too many characters kept appearing. It would have been a more meaningful story for me if the connections were kept more simple . The story line at times felt a bit too much , almost soap opera like, and the basic story introduced in the earlier part of the book got diluted for me . Overall, I was disappointed. I will give it a generous three stars because I genuinely liked the characters I wanted to discover as they did what happened.

I received a copy of this from Sourcebooks through Edelweiss.

I read this with my book buddy , Diane. Wish we had read one we liked more. Hopefully, next time .