Suzanne's review
The Year of Fog
by Michelle Richmond (Goodreads author!)
Suzanne's review
The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond (Goodreads author!)
Suzanne's review
rating:
I want to say that this is a "literary summer read." It's also a fall, winter, spring read but since it's August and I did read this partly at the beach, I think of summer. I also read this late at night, in my car at lunchtime, and pretty much wherever & whenever I got the chance. The short 2-3 page chapters were constantly tempting me, "Come on, just read another chapter, you know you want to." And I did.
The story is about the disappearance of a young girl in the fog of San Francisco's Ocean Beach. The girl is the daughter of the narrator's fiance, so you can imagine her immediate predicament: she lost her soon-to-be daughter and the price for this will be high. The book follows the narrator through her long search for the child, as she tries again and again to sharpen her memory and remember new details. The suspense level keeps you reading. It's harrowing at times, especially if you live in San Francisco and have been to the countless and familia...more
The story is about the disappearance of a young girl in the fog of San Francisco's Ocean Beach. The girl is the daughter of the narrator's fiance, so you can imagine her immediate predicament: she lost her soon-to-be daughter and the price for this will be high. The book follows the narrator through her long search for the child, as she tries again and again to sharpen her memory and remember new details. The suspense level keeps you reading. It's harrowing at times, especially if you live in San Francisco and have been to the countless and familia...more
