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A review by cgj13
The Simplicity of Cider by Amy E. Reichert
5.0
I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher via Net Galley.
Love, love, love. Amy Reichert's third book is the best yet. She masterfully weaves the developing story with hints of the backstory for all of the characters.
The story is told through alternating view points of Sanna and Issac.
Sanna has grown up living on an apple orchard with her father. Her mother left when she was young and her brother moved away after college. She loves spending her day in the simplicity of the chores of the orchard and developing cider. She has chosen this path as a haven. Isolating and protecting herself from get hurt. Hardening her heart as a means. She lacklusterly "dates" the boy next door.
Issac is from California, and has run away with his son, Sebastian, for the summer. He is running away from the death of his ex-wife, who we find out was addicted to drugs. Issac has not yet told Sebastian and hopes to have one last summer of youth for him before his life is forever changed.
Issac finds himself in Door County and taking a job at the orchard. From there the attraction between him and Sanna grows, with both of them trying to deny it.
When an outside firm comes in and tries to purchase the orchard to build a waterpark/hotel (YUCK--seriously I would hate to see this in Door County). The layered storylines of Sanna and her family are slowly revealed to us. Sanna starts to open her eyes to the truth of life around her.
And we see a small cameo of Lou and Al from "The Coincidence of Coconut Cake" The book that started my love affair for Amy Reichert's writing.
I loved the way Amy Reichert slowly revealed the past, while creating the tension and suspense of the present day story. No too sugary sweet.
Love, love, love. Amy Reichert's third book is the best yet. She masterfully weaves the developing story with hints of the backstory for all of the characters.
The story is told through alternating view points of Sanna and Issac.
Sanna has grown up living on an apple orchard with her father. Her mother left when she was young and her brother moved away after college. She loves spending her day in the simplicity of the chores of the orchard and developing cider. She has chosen this path as a haven. Isolating and protecting herself from get hurt. Hardening her heart as a means. She lacklusterly "dates" the boy next door.
Issac is from California, and has run away with his son, Sebastian, for the summer. He is running away from the death of his ex-wife, who we find out was addicted to drugs. Issac has not yet told Sebastian and hopes to have one last summer of youth for him before his life is forever changed.
Issac finds himself in Door County and taking a job at the orchard. From there the attraction between him and Sanna grows, with both of them trying to deny it.
When an outside firm comes in and tries to purchase the orchard to build a waterpark/hotel (YUCK--seriously I would hate to see this in Door County). The layered storylines of Sanna and her family are slowly revealed to us. Sanna starts to open her eyes to the truth of life around her.
And we see a small cameo of Lou and Al from "The Coincidence of Coconut Cake" The book that started my love affair for Amy Reichert's writing.
I loved the way Amy Reichert slowly revealed the past, while creating the tension and suspense of the present day story. No too sugary sweet.