Edition read: Trade paperback, Revell, 2023
How acquired: Revell Reads Blogger Program.
First line: Her mother knew when someone was pregnant and when someone was dying.
(Goodreads synopsis below.)
My thoughts: Cora returns to Moonberry after her mother’s death, a place she hasn’t been since she was a child, and moves into the rundown family lodge that she’s now inherited. The back cover copy states that she “…finds her life overrun by a parade of eccentric neighbors who all have something to say and something to teach her.” And that is the most true sentence I’ve read all week, as it seems each new resident of Moonberry we meet is more outlandish than the last one.
But the book is about more than just the eccentric residents of a small town. It’s about a woman who was raised to run when things go bad, and has spent most of her life looking for something without knowing what, and then finding it in this small town. Friends, family, a purpose, love and acceptance, and faith. And no matter how eccentric or weird those outlandish characters are, they are never caricatures but are portrayed lovingly and realistically.
The writing is beautiful, but then Revell has curated an absolutely wonderful group of authors, so that’s a given.
*Received from the publisher and voluntarily reviewed*
Synopsis from Goodreads:
Cora Matthews's life is a mess. A broken engagement and the unexpected death of her mother have left her wondering if things will ever return to normal. Whatever "normal" is.
It
certainly isn't what she finds at Moonberry Lake. After she receives
her family's dilapidated lakefront lodge as an inheritance--with a
surprising condition attached--Cora finds her life overrun by a
parade of eccentric neighbors who all have something to say and
something to teach her.
As Cora works to put her life back
together, she must decide if she is willing to let go of the past,
open her heart to love, and embrace the craziest version of family
and home she could ever have imagined.
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