Read with tenderness and verve by Patricia Rodriguez, this audiobook will appeal to women of all ages. The series of events following that summer day would leave relationships shattered and the Ward family changed forever.Ī truly compelling writer that has been compared to Anita Shreve, Donna Milner has delivered not just a love story, but a poignant and deeply moving account of how war and conflict can devastate lives across generations. The arrival of a soft-spoken stranger, an American draft-dodger called River, would test the morals and beliefs of the family and the community to the breaking point. Donna Milner - Somewhere In-Between, Paperback - Following tragic events from which Juliee ODale believes she will never recover, she buys into her husband. But she had her family - a family so close and loving that Natalie believed they were the envy of the nearby town of Atwood, particularly her eldest brother, Boyer, whom Natalie held especially close to her heart.īut Natalie began to question her family's idyllic existence the summer she turned 15. It's an often exhilarating read.Growing up on a dairy farm in the mountains of British Columbia in the 1960s, three kilometres north of the American border, Natalie Ward knew little of the outside world. Despite the devastation at the centre of the story, by the closing pages a sense of hope and renewal are firmly embedded.

It is testament to Donna Milner's skill as a novelist that she instils her characters with such warmth and humanity that the fate of Natalie and her family is enthralling.

From the leisurely pace at the start of the novel the plot is suddenly wrenched forward as tragedy follows tragedy in quick succession. The arrival of this attractive stranger signals an end to the peace and innocence of Natalie's childhood. At the heart of the spiralling loss of control is River, an American draft-dodger employed by Natalie's father to help on the farm. Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when its identified. Yet over the course of a few days this tranquil existence is shattered by a series of tumultuous events from which the Ward family will never fully recover. The series of events following that summer day would leave relationships shattered and the Ward family changed forever. Growing up on a dairy farm in rural Canada in the 1960s, Natalie Ward almost comes to believe that the harsh realities of the outside world cannot affect her idyllic family life. The arrival of a soft-spoken stranger, an American draft-dodger called River, would test the morals and beliefs of the family and the community to breaking point.

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