Donna's review
Forgive the Moon by Maryanne Stahl (Goodreads author!)
Donna's review
rating:
recommended for: people who like excellently crafted novels, family relationships, sailing, great beach reads
status: Read in September, 2008
rating:
recommended for: people who like excellently crafted novels, family relationships, sailing, great beach reads
status: Read in September, 2008
“The Opposite Shore” begins aboard a sailboat and although the sailing by no means smooth from that moment on, you immediately know you’re in the hands of a skipper who will take you on a memorable ride through deep waters. Inspired by Shakespeare’s most mature play, The Tempest, this novel is “character-driven” in the very best sense of the word. We come to know four people intimately—the somewhat ethereal painter Rose, her husband William with longtime passions of his own, their teenage daughter Miranda, and Rose’s earthy, but wounded sister Anna—and in the course of the novel each slowly, sometimes painfully, discovers what she or he truly wants and the real costs of pursuing that desire.
Like the beautiful antique sailboat that features so prominently in the story, this novel is impeccably crafted. Every elegant sentence, each emotional nuance reveals the author’s skill as a writer and her deep insight into the complexities of the human heart. Every reade...more
Like the beautiful antique sailboat that features so prominently in the story, this novel is impeccably crafted. Every elegant sentence, each emotional nuance reveals the author’s skill as a writer and her deep insight into the complexities of the human heart. Every reade...more
