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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
This is a short story, about 35 pages long, written by Diane Chamberlain and published by St. Martin's Press.
In Grace County, North Carolina in the late 1950's, Ivy at the age of 13 lives with her grandmother and older sister, Mary Ella in tenement house.
Mary Ella is pregnant and in labor when Ivy returns home after a night out with her friend. She and Henry had gotten their hands on a Ouija board and had been visited by a spirit. Now, Ivy is trying to get her sister some help having her baby and it looks like it' s going to be hard on her sister.
In the end there is a happy occasion.
This book is a prelude to the upcoming Necessary Lies. There is a chapter of the novel included in at the back of this short story.
This appears to be the set up and backstory for the upcoming novel that starts out in present day. A stage is set for mystery and drama as we learn what became of Ivy and Mary Ella.
In Grace County, North Carolina in the late 1950's, Ivy at the age of 13 lives with her grandmother and older sister, Mary Ella in tenement house.
Mary Ella is pregnant and in labor when Ivy returns home after a night out with her friend. She and Henry had gotten their hands on a Ouija board and had been visited by a spirit. Now, Ivy is trying to get her sister some help having her baby and it looks like it' s going to be hard on her sister.
In the end there is a happy occasion.
This book is a prelude to the upcoming Necessary Lies. There is a chapter of the novel included in at the back of this short story.
This appears to be the set up and backstory for the upcoming novel that starts out in present day. A stage is set for mystery and drama as we learn what became of Ivy and Mary Ella.
I am so excited for the follow-up to this short story! As with all of Diane Chamberlain's books I was sucked in to the story from the first page and I didn't want to put it down. It is a thoroughly engaging story, I can't wait to find out what happens to Ivy and Mary Ella! If you plan to read Necessary Lies you must get this short story to read first!
So, here we meet Ivy. Ivy is a young girl in he 1950s, when things were a lot different and the races were still separate. The rural US was a very different place back then. There were no electronics to entertain, so you have to find your own adventures. But Ivy's family has some secrets of their own. \
Ivy's story caught my attention in a way that history always does. Every once in a while, I enjoy a good little historical read. I even enjoy quick little reads from time to time. But, I wanted more from Ivy. I wanted there to be more substance. I just wanted more.
You see, many would see a story that leaves you wanting more as a great thing. But I got this "something is missing" feeling. I know this is basically a glimpse of what is to come in a novel and the novel will probably answer all of my unanswered questions, but I just felt ...missing.
I am not saying the story line is bad, or there were editing issues, because neither of those is the case. I think the author captured the time period and the backgrounds very well. I will read the novel when it releases because I need to know what happens to the baby. If you like historical fiction and want a quick read, then you should definitely pick this up.
Thanks to the publisher for a review copy.
Ivy's story caught my attention in a way that history always does. Every once in a while, I enjoy a good little historical read. I even enjoy quick little reads from time to time. But, I wanted more from Ivy. I wanted there to be more substance. I just wanted more.
You see, many would see a story that leaves you wanting more as a great thing. But I got this "something is missing" feeling. I know this is basically a glimpse of what is to come in a novel and the novel will probably answer all of my unanswered questions, but I just felt ...missing.
I am not saying the story line is bad, or there were editing issues, because neither of those is the case. I think the author captured the time period and the backgrounds very well. I will read the novel when it releases because I need to know what happens to the baby. If you like historical fiction and want a quick read, then you should definitely pick this up.
Thanks to the publisher for a review copy.
Loved Necessary Lies so I decided to read this. A nice little addition to the story, would recommend.