Dear Readers,
So the weather was perfect. It was a warm September
Sunday afternoon and I had nothing to do. So what else is there to do but
pick up Gina Holmes' newest book Driftwood Tides and disappear
out to Nag’s Head.
Holton lost his perfect, saintly wife over 5 years ago and
he then lost himself in a bottle. Libby finds out she is adopted because
of a blood test that comes back. She decides to go hunting for her birth
mother and that leads her to Holton’s doorstep. What she find there is a
drunk man, mourning the loss of a beloved wife, but also someone with great
artistic talent. How can she ever justify telling him who she is, when he
doesn’t seem to care about anyone but himself?
No more storyline as there is a lot going on in this book
and I don’t want to give that away. Just know that the intertwining
threads of this book are fascinating. It is a feel of real life in the
ways that so much of what goes on in our lives is affected by or affects others
and their reaction to us. When Libby decides to go to Nag’s Head it is
not only a decision that she makes for herself, but also her mother and
fiancé. Once there, her being there not only affects herself but also her
mother’s husband and the people that know and work with him. Everything
twines together.
The story moves along at a good pace and really kept me
interested all day long. I didn’t even put it down to watch the Tigers
clinch the AL title. J I
always look forward to Gina’s books because she takes what could be an ordinary
story and adds a little twist to it. Because of the twist it usually
teaches me something about dealing with a person with an issue brought out in
the book. This time it was alcoholism and how it is in every walk of
life. For many people and families the disease is part of their everyday
lives. Sometimes because of something in their DNA people can’t say no to
alcohol and how others can support them though it all.
Even if you don’t have a whole day to just sit and read,
make sure you put this book on your to-be-read list.
Happy Reading,
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