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amywheresshereading 's review for:
The Distant Dead
by Heather Young
What do a sixth grade boy, a history teacher and a volunteer fire fighter all have in common?
They are all searching for answers to the death of a middle school math teacher.
“... “All stories need watchers. Otherwise, it’s like they ever happened.” A story without an audience was like a tree falling in a forest with no one to hear.”
In neighboring towns, each with a deep history all their own, Sal (the student), Nora (the history teacher) and Jake (the volunteer fire fighter) are all searching for the truth of what happened to Adam Merkel, the math teacher. They each know a little bit, but are unsure of the life Merkel lived before coming to Lovelock just months before and how his past cost him his life.
About half way through The Distant Dead I was still pausing between chapters trying to figure out how all these stories were connected. I found with each chapter I was changing my alliance with the characters, and their point of view. But as those last 50 pages came together, it really brought everything full circle.
This was the first book by Heather Young I have read. I was so glad when my bookclub choose this one from @bookclubgirl for our monthly pick! We all enjoyed reading and talking about it.
Thank you WilliamMorrow and Harper Collins for our finished copies!
They are all searching for answers to the death of a middle school math teacher.
“... “All stories need watchers. Otherwise, it’s like they ever happened.” A story without an audience was like a tree falling in a forest with no one to hear.”
In neighboring towns, each with a deep history all their own, Sal (the student), Nora (the history teacher) and Jake (the volunteer fire fighter) are all searching for the truth of what happened to Adam Merkel, the math teacher. They each know a little bit, but are unsure of the life Merkel lived before coming to Lovelock just months before and how his past cost him his life.
About half way through The Distant Dead I was still pausing between chapters trying to figure out how all these stories were connected. I found with each chapter I was changing my alliance with the characters, and their point of view. But as those last 50 pages came together, it really brought everything full circle.
This was the first book by Heather Young I have read. I was so glad when my bookclub choose this one from @bookclubgirl for our monthly pick! We all enjoyed reading and talking about it.
Thank you WilliamMorrow and Harper Collins for our finished copies!