| Category: | Family Saga Fiction |
|---|---|
| Author: | Nancy Blaha |
| Publisher: | Amazon |
| Publication Date: | March 27, 2019 |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| ISBN-10: | 1090971834 |
| ISBN-13: | 978-1090971838 |
| ASIN: | B07NTW2Y4G |
Finding James by
Nancy Blaha is a poignant story that is as affecting as it is entertaining.
Karen suffered the loss of her brother eight years ago and has kept the secret
from her husband, Dan. She knows that someday she will return home to face the
disturbing memory of the past. She has never stopped blaming herself for James’
death, so when she receives the phone call about her father’s deteriorating
health situation, she is forced to leave Southern California to go back to her
hometown in Easley to be with her father. Dan’s surprise visit to be with them
alters everything as secrets begin to surface. For the first time, Dan learns
that James is Karen’s dead twin brother. As truths are laid bare and
discoveries are made, can Karen’s marriage be saved from falling apart and can
she reconcile with a past that has haunted her all these years?
This is a beautifully written and intelligently plotted
story that is emotionally rich, exploring strong themes of love and loss,
marriage and family, addiction, family secrets, and one woman’s secret quest to
redeem herself. The author uses the power of secrets to create a plot that is
suspenseful and that reserves many surprising twists for readers. Nancy
Blaha writes in beautiful prose and she creates characters that are genuinely
flawed and hugely relatable. I particularly loved the way that Karen’s
addictive mother is written. The reader can’t help but feel for her while
hating her for the way she is. The aspect of learning that Karen might not have
known her twin brother fully is intriguing. The narrative is psychologically
disturbing at times, emotionally rich, and captivating in evoking strong family
dynamics. The world-building is solid, but Nancy Blaha’s skill in writing
compelling inner worlds for her characters beats every other feat in this
literary accomplishment. Finding
James is fast-paced and greatly entertaining, a story for anyone who
enjoys complex characters and a plot that is irresistible.
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