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A review by melisbooked
A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
What a beautiful story!
Following the interconnected lives of three young girls throughout three generations, A Council of Dolls chronicles their interconnected trauma and terror as they face: Indian boarding schools, massacres, death, and abuse. Each part of the book is divided as a chapter to tell the most important part of their story.
Sissy (1960s): Sissy/ Lillian lives with her volatile mother and gentle father. Even as a young child, she has the gift to see the emotions of others, and learns to protect herself while simultaneously caring for them in company with her doll, Ethel.
Lillian (1930s): Lillian is born with a hole in her heart that impedes her from socializing with the other children. As her story progresses, we meet Mae, her Shirley Temple doll that was gifted to her by her father.
Cora (1900s): In an effort to hold on to home, Cora takes with her her precious doll Winona. There, she meets Jack.
Jesse (2010): Reeling from the past, Jesse communes with the council of Dolls to reconcile her trauma.
Following the interconnected lives of three young girls throughout three generations, A Council of Dolls chronicles their interconnected trauma and terror as they face: Indian boarding schools, massacres, death, and abuse. Each part of the book is divided as a chapter to tell the most important part of their story.
Sissy (1960s): Sissy/ Lillian lives with her volatile mother and gentle father. Even as a young child, she has the gift to see the emotions of others, and learns to protect herself while simultaneously caring for them in company with her doll, Ethel.
Lillian (1930s): Lillian is born with a hole in her heart that impedes her from socializing with the other children. As her story progresses, we meet Mae, her Shirley Temple doll that was gifted to her by her father.
Cora (1900s): In an effort to hold on to home, Cora takes with her her precious doll Winona. There, she meets Jack.
Jesse (2010): Reeling from the past, Jesse communes with the council of Dolls to reconcile her trauma.