This is the book that I've choose random and decided that it was worthy enough for a review. Its all about a tragic accidental death of a character named Robert Dillon's wife. The twelve-year old daughter named Nicky wasn't home at the time of the accident, and the effect on her as traumatic as anything yet experienced in her young life. Robert decided to move away from the city and moves Nicky to rural New Hampshire, to a small house that is isolated from likely intrusion, effectively sealing off the family from the pain of the world. In other words, he thought it would be best and more healing to move somewhere where they could be stress free and heal properly from the death.
But one day everything changes when they both went on a walk through the beautiful snow and found an abandoned baby freezing and wrapped in a bloody towel and sleeping bag. They immediately rush home to warm the baby and then take her to the hospital where she can be properly be cared for.
Days later as a snow storm is approaching, the mother of the baby comes to their home under the false pretense of looking for furniture, which Roberts makes in his barn. She eventually admits the truth about who she is, but by then it is too late for her to leave. He does not want anything to do with her but as they are faced with time alone, she tells him her side of story and his thoughts and feelings about her begin to change.
I'm going to stop there but over all in this small, deceptively simple story, Anita Shreve addresses the important themes and critical choices that affect the three protagonists. This intricate domestic drama is essentially a morality play; at the core of the novel is a simple theme of forgiveness and redemption.
In conclusion I enjoyed the book and if interested I definitely recommend it.
But one day everything changes when they both went on a walk through the beautiful snow and found an abandoned baby freezing and wrapped in a bloody towel and sleeping bag. They immediately rush home to warm the baby and then take her to the hospital where she can be properly be cared for.
Days later as a snow storm is approaching, the mother of the baby comes to their home under the false pretense of looking for furniture, which Roberts makes in his barn. She eventually admits the truth about who she is, but by then it is too late for her to leave. He does not want anything to do with her but as they are faced with time alone, she tells him her side of story and his thoughts and feelings about her begin to change.
I'm going to stop there but over all in this small, deceptively simple story, Anita Shreve addresses the important themes and critical choices that affect the three protagonists. This intricate domestic drama is essentially a morality play; at the core of the novel is a simple theme of forgiveness and redemption.
In conclusion I enjoyed the book and if interested I definitely recommend it.
