Book Review: A Stillness of Chimes...a novel by Meg Moseley
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Book Review: What if the echoes of past heartaches uncovered an unknown sacrifice that changes everything?
When teacher Laura Gantt comes home to Prospect, Georgia, to settle the household of her recently deceased mother, the last thing she expects to encounter is a swirl of rumors about the father she lost to the lake twelve years ago--that he has reportedly been seen around town. Elliott Gantt's body was never found and he was presumed dead.
Reeling from the sharp loss of a parent, Laura must now grapple with painful memories surrounding her father's disappearance and the sense of abandonment she experienced after his report death. Life-long friend and former beau Sean Halloran wants nothing more than to protect Laura from the far-fetched stories of Elliott's resurrection and to care for her, but he has his own reasons, troubling echoes from his childhood, to put Elliot's disappearance to rest.
Working together, Laura and Sean begin to uncover the truth, one mired in the wooded peaks and deep waters of the Blue Ridge Mountains surrounding Prospect. Can they fathom how many secrets the steep hills hold? With surprising facts revealed, will Laura be able to understand the sacrificial choices made that forever changed her life? And can love and a peace with God be rekindled in her heart after so much time has passed?
My Review: Berries...is that juice or blood?! When this novel arrived and I had a look at the cover, it intrigued me. Is this an innocent story that involves lovely juicy berries or is the juice of those berries a metaphor of murder?
Laura Gantt arrives home just after her mother passes away to take care of the family home and get things in order when she begins to hear rumors that her father, that years back was lost in a drowning accident, was seen by many around town and is, in fact...alive. Does she want to relive the bad memories surrounding his death as being either an accidental drowning or a possible murder and dwell into the past that is now present to find her father? Now feeling abandonment since she believes that is alive, what are the answers behind his reasons? Her life-long friend and former love, Sean Halloran tries to keep her away from the rumors to avoid the pain and hurt that she may endure if the rumors turn out to be true, but once he begins to believe the rumors as well, the only thing to do is join the love of his life in a search that could bring her closure....and that much closer to the happiness she wants. Will she find her father and true love?
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