A review by nancydaviskho
A Simple Thing by Kathleen McCleary

5.0

A friend recommended this as one of her "10 Books That Stayed With Me" list and though it's only been a day since I finished it, I understand completely why it earned the berth. I've been a fan of McCleary's since her first book, House and Home, and I have to say she just gets better with time. The story of two women who have each faced tragedies in their lives and who converge on idyllic, remote Sounder Island in the San Juans is rich with good storytelling, vivid characters, and universal themes of love and mothering and forgiveness. Thoroughly enjoyed this.