Crow Lake, by Mary Lawson.
This is a good light read. It's the kind of book you might take with you on a vacation flight. Not too thick, interesting writing, but it won't keep you up nights wondering what's going to happen.
The basic story line is about a child who looses both parents and life in her rural farming community. The story flashes back and forth between time periods in an interesting way and creates story threads that will hold the readers interest.
One negative comment is that this story at points seems to be a non-story. There isn't the classic build up -- resolution events that some people seem to enjoy. Don't get me wrong their is tension and build up, but it's not like a thriller style book where everything is neatly resolved for the reader in the end.
The book has great descriptions of place and I can clearly imagine them in my head. I would say the writing was very strong. I would read another book by Mary Lawson if I ran into one.
This is a good light read. It's the kind of book you might take with you on a vacation flight. Not too thick, interesting writing, but it won't keep you up nights wondering what's going to happen.
The basic story line is about a child who looses both parents and life in her rural farming community. The story flashes back and forth between time periods in an interesting way and creates story threads that will hold the readers interest.
One negative comment is that this story at points seems to be a non-story. There isn't the classic build up -- resolution events that some people seem to enjoy. Don't get me wrong their is tension and build up, but it's not like a thriller style book where everything is neatly resolved for the reader in the end.
The book has great descriptions of place and I can clearly imagine them in my head. I would say the writing was very strong. I would read another book by Mary Lawson if I ran into one.
