This was an enjoyable read. Iwas surprised that I enjoyed it as much as I did since character development stories are not a favorite of mine,
I liked Marguerite and learning about her life. Her love for a young son and his love for her.
Goodreads:
A haunting weave of lives, secrets, and memo-ries--a powerful work of psychological suspense and emotional intensity.
Waking to the chill of a snow-cloaked morning, carpenter James Jack Wright finds ninety-four-year-old Marguerite Deo lying dead in the woods outside his cabin. As he confronts the mystery of her death--why would Marguerite, his "Tante" since his infancy, walk out into the cold winter night?--an unexpected tale unfolds, moving from the present back to James Jack's childhood, to New Orleans during the Depression and World War II, and finally to a windswept New England island at the turn of the century. At the heart of the story are a forbidden love, a violent crime kept secret for years, and above all, Marguerite's relationship with a little boy named James Jack, a bond that deepens after a terrible accident changes both their lives forever.
"Burning Marguerite" is a debut novel of rare depth and artistry.
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