Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and al…
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest
Maine, 1962: A 4-year-old girl goes missing as her Native family is harvesting blueberries. Told in alternating chapters by the missing girl and one of her brothers, we learn she is only one child that is “lost” in this book–there are other losses as well, reverberating through generations. This story kept my interest although I didn’t feel deeply connected to the characters. We suspect the family will be reunited, and the gradual resolution is generally well-written .
Born 95 years ago, Rose Styron has led a privileged and active life. Married to author William Styron, she is a poet and was active for much of her life in Amnesty International. Her volunteer work for AI took her all over the world and into some of the most internationally sensitive events of her time. She interacted with and befriended well-known leaders in the arts and letters, politics, and governments.
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