Hello my lovely readers!
SYNOPSIS
Tess is a Londoner whose relationship with Richard transports her from a Jamaican diaspora in the city to the English countryside, where predatory birds hover over fields, buses run twice a day, neighbors barter honey for cider, and no one looks like her.
As Tess and Richard settle in, the dramatic arrival of their fraternal twins—one who presents as black and the other as white—recasts the family dynamic, stirring up complicated feelings and questions of belonging. Tess yearns for the comforting chaos of life as it once was, instead of Max and Sonny tracking dirt through the kitchen where cooking Caribbean food becomes her sole comfort. And Richard obsesses over getting his crops planted rather than deal with the conversation he cannot bear to have.
Sonny knows that something is stirring and as the seasons change and the cracks let in more light, the family might just be able to start to heal.
Tess is a Londoner whose relationship with Richard transports her from a Jamaican diaspora in the city to the English countryside, where predatory birds hover over fields, buses run twice a day, neighbors barter honey for cider, and no one looks like her.
As Tess and Richard settle in, the dramatic arrival of their fraternal twins—one who presents as black and the other as white—recasts the family dynamic, stirring up complicated feelings and questions of belonging. Tess yearns for the comforting chaos of life as it once was, instead of Max and Sonny tracking dirt through the kitchen where cooking Caribbean food becomes her sole comfort. And Richard obsesses over getting his crops planted rather than deal with the conversation he cannot bear to have.
Sonny knows that something is stirring and as the seasons change and the cracks let in more light, the family might just be able to start to heal.
MY THOUGHTS
Solid, solid book and extremely poetic. Williams' descriptions are vivid and breathtaking...her writing is beautiful.
This novel is mainly a character-driven story with themes like race, healing, family dynamics etc. that don't come off as preachy because they're the focus of the story. I wasn't expecting the twist with Sonny, but honestly it helped because up until that point, I was unsure of the point of the book.
After the twist, I definitely appreciated the book more and how the author handles sensitive topics. The ending with Tess and Richard was a bit corny and rushed, in my opinion, but still a solid book.
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