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The Second Home
by Christina Clancy
"The world was one way, with the family I thought I knew, and then we were strangers with these major secrets."
Christina Clancy writes with such vivid wording and detail, that you almost feel like a character in the book. This debut novel will break your heart and then tenderly put it back together as you switch between three narrators- sisters, Ann and Polly, and their adopted brother, Michael.
Initially, I struggled with this book as I tried to get into it, but around 35% or so when I found out Ann's secret and how it came to be, I was hooked. This family drama mostly takes place on Cape Cod in the family's summer house, or "second home" as the Gordon family calls it. It starts in 1999 and unfolds all the way to 2015 and finishes in 2017.
There is a small scene that involves rape, which can make some people uncomfortable, so if this is a trigger for you I suggest either skimming through or not reading this part.
I will say I didn't connect or care for one of the narrators, which would usually make me stop reading a book, but I was too engrossed in the secret of this book and wanted to find out how everything was going to play out in the end.
If you love complex family dramas that involve secrets and siblings, then this book, with its rich wording and multiple points of view between siblings, is for you.
I received this book for free from St.Martin's via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Christina Clancy writes with such vivid wording and detail, that you almost feel like a character in the book. This debut novel will break your heart and then tenderly put it back together as you switch between three narrators- sisters, Ann and Polly, and their adopted brother, Michael.
Initially, I struggled with this book as I tried to get into it, but around 35% or so when I found out Ann's secret and how it came to be, I was hooked. This family drama mostly takes place on Cape Cod in the family's summer house, or "second home" as the Gordon family calls it. It starts in 1999 and unfolds all the way to 2015 and finishes in 2017.
There is a small scene that involves rape, which can make some people uncomfortable, so if this is a trigger for you I suggest either skimming through or not reading this part.
I will say I didn't connect or care for one of the narrators, which would usually make me stop reading a book, but I was too engrossed in the secret of this book and wanted to find out how everything was going to play out in the end.
If you love complex family dramas that involve secrets and siblings, then this book, with its rich wording and multiple points of view between siblings, is for you.
I received this book for free from St.Martin's via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.