A review by jessdekkerreads
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

slow-paced

4.0

Book opens with the mother telling her daughters a story of her brief days as an actress as they quietly tend to their cherry farm. Her daughters have returned home as the pandemic has disrupted their lives, yet life on the farm in Michigan goes on as normal. 

I’ve always been drawn towards books about motherhood in all its forms, but lately, now that I have two daughters, I’m also interested in books that deal with sisterhood, just another reason Little Women, the book and the film, remain favorites. So, this synopsis, about a mother telling her daughters a story, really appealed to me. 

“We clump together in our sorrow. In joy we may wander off in our separate directions, but in sorrow we prefer to hold hands.” 

A quiet, tender and heartwarming story that shows us the importance of family and sharing stories, how it heals us.