Award-winning author, Susan Meissner recently released her latest novel, A Sound Among the Trees (Waterbrook Press, 2011). This book is a blend of contemporary and historical fiction with slight Christian undertones that reminds you that things are not always what they seem. It explores themes of loss, regret and the sacrifices we make for love.
Here is the synopsis of A Sound Among the Trees from the back cover of the book:
A house shrouded in time.
A line of women with a heritage of loss.
As a young bride, Susannah Page was rumored to be a Civil War spy for the North, a traitor to her Virginian roots. Her great-granddaughter Adelaide, the current matriarch of Holly Oak, doesn’t believe that Susannah’s ghost haunts the antebellum mansion looking for a pardon, but rather the house itself bears a grudge toward its tragic past.
When Marielle Bishop marries into the family and is transplanted from the arid west to her husband’s home, it isn’t long before she is led to believe that the house she just settled into brings misfortune to the women who live there.
With Adelaide’s richly peppered superstitions and deep family roots at stake, Marielle must sort out the truth about Susannah Page and Holly Oak— and make peace with the sacrifices she has made for love.
I was given a copy of A Sound Among the Trees to read for this review. I have to admit that it started off a little slow for me but about 60 pages in or so it started to flow and fly by--I have to say, looking back, I appreciated what I had read in the first part. It turned out to be an excellent book in my opinion and I am definitely looking forward to reading more by this author.
Thanks to Random House for my sample for review. Opinions are honest. Review by Michelle.
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