Tammy Greenwood's haunting novel is the beautifully evoked story of a good man who has done a terrible thing, the events leading up to it, and the demons born from it. It is at once a love story set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War and civil rights movement and an examination of the power of grief and the importance of forgiveness. In Two Rivers, Vermont, Harper Montgomery is living a life overshadowed by grief and guilt. Since the death of his wife Betsy, Harper has narrowed his world to working at the local ...
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Tammy Greenwood's haunting novel is the beautifully evoked story of a good man who has done a terrible thing, the events leading up to it, and the demons born from it. It is at once a love story set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War and civil rights movement and an examination of the power of grief and the importance of forgiveness. In Two Rivers, Vermont, Harper Montgomery is living a life overshadowed by grief and guilt. Since the death of his wife Betsy, Harper has narrowed his world to working at the local railroad and raising his daughter Shelly the best way he knows how. Still wracked with sorrow over the loss of his life-long love and plagued by his role in a brutal, long-ago crime, he wants only to make amends for his past mistakes. Then one fall day, a train derails in Two Rivers, and amid the wreckage Harper finds an unexpected chance for atonement. One of the survivors, a pregnant fifteen-year-old girl with mismatched eyes and skin the color of blackberries, needs a place to stay. Though filled with misgivings, Harper offers to take Maggie in. But it isn't long before he begins to suspect that Maggie's appearance in Two Rivers is not the simple case of happenstance it first appeared to be. "This novel is a sensitive and suspenseful portrayal of family and the ties that bind." --Lee Martin, author of The Bright Forever and River of Heaven "Greenwood is a writer of subtle strength, evoking small-town life beautifully while spreading out the map of Harper's life, finding light in the darkest of stories." -- Publishers Weekly
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Harper Montgomery works at the local railroad station and lives conservatively with his daughter, Shelley. He rides his bicycle to work each day and is still grieving the loss of his wife twelve years ago.
One day, he's informed of a train derailment in Two Rivers, Vermont with people still trapped in the train. He runs to the river, crawls through the water into a train car but isn't able to find anyone to help. Back on the shore he sees a young girl from the train, with skin as black as blueberries. She's wet from the river and makes up a story to pursuade Harper to permit her to stay with him. He's still remembering an event with a black man, associated with his wife's death and permits her to move in with him and his daughter. Later, he learns that she is expecting a child and that she came to Two Rivers searching for her brother, Harper fears what this might mean.
This plot driven story dwells on Harper's turmoil throughout the book. It is oppressive and this reader wishes he would have counseling and get on with his life.
The setting with life in rural Vermont is vivid but with Harper dwelling so much on his sad past, it lessens the enjoyment of the story.
leisure
Feb 13, 2009
wow
I haven't read such a captivating book in a long time like this. From the beginning I was drawn in by the characters and felt as if I knew them as the story went on. The ending blew me away. When I finished I went on-line and bought this authors other 3 books.
Definitely worth reading and worth sharing with other book lovers. get it soon..you won't be disappointed.