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S'està carregant… The Light Through the Leaves: A Novelde Glendy Vanderah
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. A baby abduction and the effect it has on everyone over the years, if I had to summarize in one sentence. I enjoyed the characters and the setting. I was sad to read all of the suffering, but the ending was good. I only have one problem with Raven, the main character. For her to be a very smart 16-year old, she really acted very much like a child when it came to believing what she was told. She was in school and not sheltered any longer at this point, so she should have had a clue. Otherwise, I enjoyed the book. I liked the story and read through. There were many times I would skip over when the author would become wordy and would run on about emotions and thoughts. I continued to read since I am always curious how an abducted child would react when they learned they were not with their real parents. The ending was satisfying and well thought out. I loved "Where the Forest Meets the Stars" which was the debut novel by this author, so I was keen to read her second book. Although I didn't like "The Light Through the Leaves" quite as much as her first novel, this grew on me the more I read. Both Ellis and Raven faced many hardships including mental illness, guilt, substance abuse and grief. However, Ellis and Raven were both strong females and I enjoyed their dual narrative. When I left one for the other, I was disappointed until I became immersed once again in the other story. From the first chapter I was captured and totally engrossed in the lives of Ellis and Raven. The only disappointment was in the last few chapters. The ending was too "Disney" for my liking, especially considering how raw and traumatic the rest of the novel was, with ALL the characters living happily-ever-after. The author has a deep love of nature and this comes through in her writing. The descriptions of the woods, plants and animals brought them alive and added a touch of magic. Overall, a heart-warming story about friendship, forgiveness and healing. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
"In a moment of crisis, Ellis Abbey leaves her daughter, Viola, unattended - for just a few minutes. But when she returns, Viola is gone. A breaking point in an already fractured marriage, Viola's abduction causes Ellis to disappear as well - into grief, guilt, and addiction. Convinced she can only do more harm to her family, Ellis leaves her husband and young sons, burying her desperate ache for her children deeper with every step into the mountain wildernesses she treks alone. In a remote area of Washington, a young girl named Raven keeps secrets inside, too. She must never speak to outsiders about how her mother makes miracles spring from the earth, or about her father, whose mysterious presence sometimes frightens her. Raven spends her days learning how to use her rare gifts - and more important, how to hide them. With each lesson comes a warning of what dangers lie in the world beyond her isolated haven. But despite her mother's cautions, Raven finds herself longing for something more. As Ellis and Raven each confront their powerful longings, their journeys will converge in unexpected and hopeful ways, pulled together by the forces of nature, love, and family."--Publisher. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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How do we move forward when predatory-tragedy attacks and the most melancholic grief sinks her sharp teeth into our thin skin, shackling us to the depths of despair? This is what the characters of The Light Through the Leaves have to answer when each encounters a forest-floor, rock-bottom moment. Some suffer alone because they don’t feel worthy of redemption; they only feel culpable, carving self-inflicted wounds into the wooded stories of their lives. Some fall into familiar familial failures, turning to anger, abandonment, and addiction. Some turn to the magic and fantasy of a nature refugee: the rivers, the woods, a moonlit meadow, a snowy campground. But it’s through relationships and coming into the light that each learns that trusting in love instead of isolating in brokenness is the true work of overcoming tragedy and grief. ( )