Book Review: Where Butterflies Wander by Suzanne Redfearn

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I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from the author. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.

MY REVIEW:

I made the mistake of reading the last portions of this book at work and was bawling at my desk. Thankfully no one was around to see, but you’ve been warned.

I’ve read just about every Suzanne has written and all of her books have a central theme about loss and how individuals and groups overcome their own grief. I always find myself putting my own life into the perspective of her books and asking myself how I would handle these various experiences. Never once judging the characters for their choices, but simply weighing how similar or different my own choices would be

This is a story about loss. A family loses one of their young children to a terrible drowning accident in their backyard swimming pool. In an attempt to find a way forward, they return to the mother’s childhood family summer cabin and are faced with a whole new set of challenges. Focused on selling the cabin so they can buy a new house and move on from their loss, they can’t sell the cabin because a family friend is living in a second building on the land unbeknownst to the family. She’s a war veteran with horrible facial cars from combat with her own secrets, trying to live quietly on the land.

Everyone clashes and pain is laid bare by all parties as they navigate their emotions and try to find a sense of who they are now. I love this book as I’ve loved everything of Suzanne’s and it will hold a special place in my heart.

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From the bestselling author of In an Instant comes the moving story of a family grappling with grief and a woman with the power to help them through it—or stand in their way.

After a tragic accident claims the life of one of her children, Marie Egide is desperate to carve out a fresh start for her family. With her husband and their three surviving children, Marie travels to New Hampshire, where she plans to sell a family estate and then, just maybe, they’ll be able to heal from their grief.

Marie’s plans are thwarted when she realizes a war veteran known by locals as “the river witch” is living in a cabin on the property, which she claims was a gift from Marie’s grandfather. If Davina refuses to move on, Marie won’t be able to either.

The two women clash, and battle lines are drawn within Marie’s family and the town as each side fights for what they believe is right, the tension rising until it reaches its breaking point. And the choice is no longer theirs when a force bigger than them all—fate—takes control.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Suzanne Redfearn

Suzanne Redfearn is the award-winning author of Six novels: Hush Little Baby, No Ordinary Life, In an Instant, and Hadley & Grace, Moment in Time, and Where Butterflies Wander. In addition to being an author, she’s also an architect specializing in residential and commercial design. She lives in Laguna Beach, California, where she and her husband own two restaurants: Lumberyard and Slice Pizza and Beer. You can find her at her website, www.SuzanneRedfearn.com, on Facebook at SuzanneRedfearnAuthor, or on Instagram at SuzanneRedfearn.