By: Emily Bleeker
Genre: Fiction
Publication Date: July 27, 2021, by Lake Union Publishing
Rate: ♥♥♥♥
Source: NetGalley
Book Summary:
After a series of devastating losses, Chicago journalist Hannah Williamson has landed in Senatobia, Mississippi, to care for her bedridden grandmother and endure grunt work at a small newspaper. But in cleaning out its archives, Hannah discovers a compelling distraction from her life: a series of rejected articles from the 1930s that illuminate a long-hidden mystery.
The articles, penned by a young woman named Evelyn, are haunting accounts of first love, trauma, and surviving a mysterious shooting that left Evelyn paralyzed at the age of fourteen. The articles stir up more questions than answers, and Hannah becomes consumed by what's left unsaid. Encouraged by Guy Franklin, a local middle school teacher, Hannah's investigation into Evelyn's past becomes more personal with each new reveal. For Hannah, as both a journalist and a woman bearing her own emotional wounds, this is a chance to move forward and bring closure to the story of the girl whose secrets are buried in Senatobia.
What Hannah's about to discover next is that, even after nearly a century, the truth she's been looking for still has the power to change lives. Especially her own.
My Thought:
I loved Hannah's character. I was drawn in by all her life losses. They really made me feel for everything Hannah was going through.
Evelyn's story was also compelling and you wanted to know the outcome. This young woman's life and how she was treated really made me think about what could happen to many young women back then and now.
Guy was a fun character for Hannah to evolve into something new with. He gave support and made Hannah think of future consequences.
I loved the book but gave it 4 hearts because, in the end, I was able to set the book down and not stay up reading all night.
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