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Most family dramas deal with siblings or parents and children, this book was unique in the aunt/niece relationship and I loved it. As an aunt myself and not a mother, I loved reading a book that solely focused on this unique relationship. Julia Rich is a professor on the cusp of a sabbatical year and just recently lost her husband, so her quiet house is comforting and unnerving at the same time. Carmen is the niece who has been wandering for awhile and running away from something that only with the help of her aunt she can confront and find something that she can call home.
With two very quirky characters, I was nervous this book was going to get artsy and quirky, but the author balanced the quirkiness of the characters with true heart and the perfect developing relationship. I wasn't quite sure where the book was going to go and then the author threw in the truth to Carmen and from that point on, I was sucked in and couldn't read fast enough! Although it took some time to get to that point, I don't think I would have wanted it to come any earlier.
Most family dramas deal with siblings or parents and children, this book was unique in the aunt/niece relationship and I loved it. As an aunt myself and not a mother, I loved reading a book that solely focused on this unique relationship. Julia Rich is a professor on the cusp of a sabbatical year and just recently lost her husband, so her quiet house is comforting and unnerving at the same time. Carmen is the niece who has been wandering for awhile and running away from something that only with the help of her aunt she can confront and find something that she can call home.
With two very quirky characters, I was nervous this book was going to get artsy and quirky, but the author balanced the quirkiness of the characters with true heart and the perfect developing relationship. I wasn't quite sure where the book was going to go and then the author threw in the truth to Carmen and from that point on, I was sucked in and couldn't read fast enough! Although it took some time to get to that point, I don't think I would have wanted it to come any earlier.
