Published by Roundfire Books Genres: Fiction
Format: ARC, eBook
“Have you ever noticed how many kinds of quiet there are in the world?”
There is a certain amount of beauty and pain in letters not sent. The letters are not sent because she didn’t want to send them, they were not sent because she didn’t know where to send them…
Luna is twelve years old and writing letters to the father she never met. She lives with her Mother who is dying from Cancer. Soon, she will be living with her uncle in Norway but until then she lives with her Mother, befriends her next door neighbor, Garrick and writes letters to her father.
The letters in themselves are quite lovely. They felt like the realistic thoughts of a twelve year old girl who is forced to cope with her Mothers illness. I loved some of her thoughts, especially “I know he is a house cat, but seriously, how can a cat be so out of touch with his instincts.”
The book subtly drew me into Luna’s world. I loved her friendship with Garrick, her next door neighbor who walked slowly around his lawn. How they both were there for each other and were just what the other needed in their lives.
As Luna grows older, she begins corresponding with Garrick, who has become a dear friend and in the end gives her what she needs most.
I’ll admit, I was skeptical after I read the first letter, but this book gently and subtly won me over and stole my heart. Highly recommend!
Thank you to John Hunt Publishing – Roundfire Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
