Crow Lake by Mary Lawson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Terry recommended this book to me years ago and I just go around to reading it. It was wonderfully written - very sad but great.
The story follows Kate Morrison and her two older brothers (Luke and Matt) and younger sister Bo. Growing up in Ontario, her parents are tragically killed when she is a child. Her older brothers sacrifice their own futures to keep the family together and the book follows the children into adulthood.
The writing in this book was superb. I could feel what the characters were feeling (heartbreak, yearning, hope) and see their surroundings. The characters were very likable, although imperfect, and the epiphany the protagonist goes through towards the end is one of the most striking I can remember reading recently.
Definitely recommend this book and look forward to reading another by the same author.
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