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A review by bookofcinz
The Garden of Broken Things by Francesca Momplaisir
4.0
One thing about Francesca Momplaisir, she is not afraid to write about heartbreaking themes.
In The Garden of Broken Things we meet Genevieve, originally from Haiti she left at an early age to live in the US. She studied hard and started working as a therapist. While in school she met her husband and now father to her two sons. After years of philandering Genevieve finally decides to “leave” him but the pain remains fresh and she cannot seem to shake him. She should go to therapy for it, but do therapist go to therapy?
Added to her fail marriage, Genevieve’s son Miles starts acting out, in order to teach him a lesson she decides to take him to Haiti to show him what his life could be like if he doesn’t shape up. Nothing could prepare Genevieve for the decision that will shake the core of her life. While visiting Haiti she reconnects with family and friends, and tries her best to stay present even though she remains haunted by the things of the past.
I read Momplaisir’s first book and I made a note to read their sophomore novel and I can definitely say I am happy I did. I don’t think any book written about the earthquake in Haiti will be an easy read but this one was particularly hard. There was an undercurrent of hopelessness and sorrow that I didn’t shake even after finishing the book. I will say I did enjoy the author’s storytelling even with the heavy themes.
In The Garden of Broken Things we meet Genevieve, originally from Haiti she left at an early age to live in the US. She studied hard and started working as a therapist. While in school she met her husband and now father to her two sons. After years of philandering Genevieve finally decides to “leave” him but the pain remains fresh and she cannot seem to shake him. She should go to therapy for it, but do therapist go to therapy?
Added to her fail marriage, Genevieve’s son Miles starts acting out, in order to teach him a lesson she decides to take him to Haiti to show him what his life could be like if he doesn’t shape up. Nothing could prepare Genevieve for the decision that will shake the core of her life. While visiting Haiti she reconnects with family and friends, and tries her best to stay present even though she remains haunted by the things of the past.
I read Momplaisir’s first book and I made a note to read their sophomore novel and I can definitely say I am happy I did. I don’t think any book written about the earthquake in Haiti will be an easy read but this one was particularly hard. There was an undercurrent of hopelessness and sorrow that I didn’t shake even after finishing the book. I will say I did enjoy the author’s storytelling even with the heavy themes.