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5.0
After the first two books of the series, I was excited to start the next story of this intriguing and awe-inspiring family. The women of the previous two books were incredibly moving and incredibly strong in light of the situations they had to face. This book did not disappoint. Leigh’s story was just as heart wrenching and spell binding as her mother’s and grandmother’s stories. I found it difficult to put the book down once I got started. Again, the fast pacing of the story didn’t hinder my ability to follow the story. I enjoyed watching Leigh grow, mature, and figure out who she was as a woman.
Her story was just as thought provoking as her mother’s. Leigh grew up in a time that isn’t often written about. I felt a connection to Leigh’s restlessness and need to do something to change the world. I felt her hopelessness and despair at all the violence and instability of her world. I saw the sixties and seventies through her eyes in a very new light. Her fear of nuclear war matched my own fear of ISIS. Her story struck a chord deep inside me. I wish I had a little more Leigh in myself. I felt that the ending suited Leigh and how she lived her life beautifully.
Again, the author brought the time period to life perfectly. It shed new light on a troubling stretch of years. The characters were deeply human and relatable. The relationships between Chloe, Bette, and Leigh were equal parts heart breaking and hopeful, joyous and sorrowful. The obstacles each woman had to tackle in the story were mind boggling and yet they survived. That says something about the strength of person when they are backed up against a wall. I can’t wait to read the last book in the series, and I hope all the loose ends from Leigh are tied up nicely in the finale. These woman had made me think about myself and the strong, wonderful, sometimes maddening woman who have loved me, raised me to be the woman I am, and encouraged my dreams without fail: My great-grandmother (b. 1911; d. 2012), grandmother (b. 1930), and mother (b.1956). I could envision their lives growing up as I read each story. I could see them reflected in Chloe, Bette, and Leigh.
Her story was just as thought provoking as her mother’s. Leigh grew up in a time that isn’t often written about. I felt a connection to Leigh’s restlessness and need to do something to change the world. I felt her hopelessness and despair at all the violence and instability of her world. I saw the sixties and seventies through her eyes in a very new light. Her fear of nuclear war matched my own fear of ISIS. Her story struck a chord deep inside me. I wish I had a little more Leigh in myself. I felt that the ending suited Leigh and how she lived her life beautifully.
Again, the author brought the time period to life perfectly. It shed new light on a troubling stretch of years. The characters were deeply human and relatable. The relationships between Chloe, Bette, and Leigh were equal parts heart breaking and hopeful, joyous and sorrowful. The obstacles each woman had to tackle in the story were mind boggling and yet they survived. That says something about the strength of person when they are backed up against a wall. I can’t wait to read the last book in the series, and I hope all the loose ends from Leigh are tied up nicely in the finale. These woman had made me think about myself and the strong, wonderful, sometimes maddening woman who have loved me, raised me to be the woman I am, and encouraged my dreams without fail: My great-grandmother (b. 1911; d. 2012), grandmother (b. 1930), and mother (b.1956). I could envision their lives growing up as I read each story. I could see them reflected in Chloe, Bette, and Leigh.
bronsonmh's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This was the third book in The Women of Ivy Manor. This book was set in the late 1960s and I thought Leigh was such a great character. Her story of growing up in such an era of civil rights, Vietnam War, hippies, and lots more. Leigh went through a lot of heartbreak, but in the end she found herself and found the love she needed to move on with her life and rise her daughter Carly. I can not wait to read the last book in The Women of Ivy Manor series.
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