Sunday, October 9, 2011

The Winters in Bloom by Lisa Tucker


   Book Overview from Goodreads:

Kyra and David Winter are happier than they ever thought they could be. They have a comfortable home, stable careers, and a young son, Michael, whom they love more than anything. Yet because of their complicated histories, Kyra and David have always feared that the life they created was destined to be disrupted. And on one perfectly average summer day, it is: Michael disappears from his own backyard.

The only question is whose past has finally caught up with them: David feels sure that Michael was taken by his troubled ex-wife, while Kyra believes the kidnapper must be someone from her estranged family, someone she betrayed years ago.

As the Winters embark on a journey of time and memory to find Michael, they will be forced to admit these suspicions, revealing secrets about themselves they’ve always kept hidden. But they will also have a chance to discover that it’s not too late to have the family they’ve dreamed of; that even if the world is full of risks, as long as they have hope, the future can bloom.

My Thoughts:
I liked this book.  Poor little Michael –his parents have so many restrictions, if he were older than five, he might have actually put a sign around his neck that said GET ME OUT OF HERE.   On the day he was taken, it was only the second time his Mom had let him outside by himself and this was after reading a book about letting kids be free range!
I won’t be ruining anything by letting you know that fairly early in the book, we find out that the police find a “happy kidnapper note” explaining that the person who took Michael does not intend to hurt him and will return him soon.   So this isn’t a scary book about a child kidnapping, but the story of Krya and David’s past, their perception of mistakes made early in their lives and how they feel it has led to Michael’s disappearance.  The author weaves a good tale and throws a twist in at the end that I did not see coming.

I rate this book 4 stars out of 5.

This book was published 9/13/11.

I would like to thank netGalley and Simon &Schuster Publishing, Inc. for allowing me to read this copy.

2 comments:

  1. This is definitely a different twist on the whole kid missing style of book. I think I would still be in tears reading it though. I like the new look of the blog. Pour me a glass of wine!

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