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“We are a continuum of human experience, neither the worst, nor the best thing we have ever done…. We are all of it, all at once, all the time.”

A moving story told in the voices of three people, this is a story about redemption, love, and rediscovery — transformative forces that can shape our lives at any age, any point, and regardless of what has come before.

Violet Powell is twenty-two years old and has done a terrible thing. Serving a prison sentence that Violet herself feels is more than justified, her world has become smaller, harsher, and filled with self-loathing and regret.

Franke Daigle is a retired machinist, a man who has tried to live a supportive and compassionate life, and yet now finds himself both alone and lonely.

Harriet Larson is a widow, a retired teacher, a prison ‘book-club lady’, and a woman who definitely knows her own mind.

When the paths of Violet, Harriet, and Frank collide, the magic that is this book cannot help but follow.

An endearing story that is as peppered with learnings from books as it is made compelling with the stories told of our main protagonists, this is a wonderful read that will stay with you, long after turning that last and final page.

Recommended for readers of Anne Tyler, Elizabeth Berg, and other small town, character-based, home-in-the-heart centered authors, this is a charming and gentle read, deserving of attention.

A great big thank you to Netgalley, the author, and the publisher for an ARC of this book. All thoughts presented are my own.