![]() ![]() I've read quite a few books this past year that have attempted to capture the feeling of small-town charm, but none have done so quite as well as this one. ![]() Her way of "knowing" things was spooky, but believable. Jesse's Aunt Will was a real character-I loved her wisdom, whether she was handing out cures and advice or just giving moral support. The development of Piney and Jesse's relationship felt completely natural, and their dialogue, both external and internal, was great. There were so many things to like about this book. ![]() I found a new author to read! Though at first I was a bit leery of the remote Ozark setting (a hero named Piney? Jesse, the heroine, wearing a stinky poultice to bed for six consecutive nights? having to read about that same poultice being-literally-ripped off her skin each morning? and worst of all-a character living in a cabin with NO SHOWER? the horror!), I found myself quickly drawn into the lives of the characters and barely even noticed that Piney's teen-aged son went by the moniker of Tree. ![]()
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