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The Key to My Heart
by Lia Louis
I’ve had the same reaction every time I’ve finished a book by Lia - I immediately want to go back to the beginning and read it again. The stories she weaves together draw you in and you’re then caught in the web of reading along as the story unravels. But it never unravels the way you expect and at the end, I want to go back and piece it together, pay attention to the bits she left for the reader and notice the nuances knowing the outcome.
This story is full of the grief of young widow Natalie, but also of lightness and life, of music, friends, family, risk, bravery, sadness and love. Very few books make me cry but Lia’s gotten me twice now, dang it, and Natalie’s story wound it’s way around my heart. Grief is a strong theme and it’s explored very authentically. As much as there’s grief here, I also read a lot of the story with a smile on my face, a warmth in my heart and strong curiosity as Natalie comes back to love through the mystery of who’s leaving special sheet music at the train station piano where she plays twice a week. It’s very quintessentially a Lia Louis story of serendipity.
Thank you to atriabooks and netgalley for the advanced copy. All opinions are my own.
This story is full of the grief of young widow Natalie, but also of lightness and life, of music, friends, family, risk, bravery, sadness and love. Very few books make me cry but Lia’s gotten me twice now, dang it, and Natalie’s story wound it’s way around my heart. Grief is a strong theme and it’s explored very authentically. As much as there’s grief here, I also read a lot of the story with a smile on my face, a warmth in my heart and strong curiosity as Natalie comes back to love through the mystery of who’s leaving special sheet music at the train station piano where she plays twice a week. It’s very quintessentially a Lia Louis story of serendipity.
Thank you to atriabooks and netgalley for the advanced copy. All opinions are my own.