Mattie's dream is to go to college - but she has made a promise to her dead mother, and what about the handsome boy-next-door? Then there is a fatal drowning in the local lake - and Mattie finds herself torn between duty and dreams. Set in 1906 in the Adirondacks and based on an actual incident, Donnelly skillfully weaves together the story of Mattie and the tragic Grace, to create an absorbing, inspirational novel.
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 25 August 2004 ) |
