True Places
Books | Fiction / General
3.7
Sonja Yoerg
An Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestseller. "True Places is a beautiful reminder that though we may busy ourselves seeking what we want, what we need has an uncanny way of finding us." --Camille Pagán, bestselling author of Life and Other Near-Death Experiences A girl emerges from the woods, starved, ill, and alone...and collapses. Suzanne Blakemore hurtles along the Blue Ridge Parkway, away from her overscheduled and completely normal life, and encounters the girl. As Suzanne rushes her to the hospital, she never imagines how the encounter will change her--a change she both fears and desperately needs. Suzanne has the perfect house, a successful husband, and a thriving family. But beneath the veneer of an ideal life, her daughter is rebelling, her son is withdrawing, her husband is oblivious to it all, and Suzanne is increasingly unsure of her place in the world. After her discovery of the ethereal sixteen-year-old who has never experienced civilization, Suzanne is compelled to invite Iris into her family's life and all its apparent privileges. But Iris has an independence, a love of solitude, and a discomfort with materialism that contrasts with everything the Blakemores stand for--qualities that awaken in Suzanne first a fascination, then a longing. Now Suzanne can't help but wonder: Is she destined to save Iris, or is Iris the one who will save her?
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Author
Sonja Yoerg
Pages
364
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Published Date
2019
ISBN
1503904555 9781503904552
Ratings
Google: 4
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"Thy synopsis is pretty accurate, so I won't go into more detail. I really enjoyed this book, probably because it hit pretty close to home. Balancing family, duties and losing sight of your own needs and desires. Where should we draw the line between trying to provide the best for our own children and letting go to let them find their own way? And how far should we go in providing and helping? I highlighted a lot of passages in this book."