This author continues to amaze me with her dual timelines. One of the things that impresses me is her ability to have the past collide with the present, and another thing is how she handles other topics throughout the pages she writes. I also like how she manages to have her present-day characters collide with those from the past, sometimes in rather unique ways.
In this tale, Marian Arnold corresponds with Remy Show who
is helping Elton write Marian’s life story, one that should dispel all traces
of Marian’s ghostliness. Felix from the past corresponds with Tate in the
present day, at least to me, in that both men want to protect the ladies they
have an interest in.
Enter some other colorful, and a bit shady, characters who
help round out this tale of butterfly magic. Not to mention Mullerian Manor
which put me in the mindset of the Winchester Mystery House here in California.
Imagine Remy’s surprise when everything comes crashing down
around her research to discover her own family secrets and the very essence of
the question why.
This author handles the subject of schizophrenia/mental
illness with such grace, without judgment. I did not realize that that was what
this book entailed. And the message Marian left beneath the statue? Bravo.
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