The Alone Time by Elle Marr New Release and Book Review

 

Help me congratulate Elle Marr on her new book release! Here’s the blurb:

For two sisters, confronting the past could come at a terrible price in a riveting novel about a family tragedy―and family secrets―by the #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author Elle Marr.

Fiona and Violet Seng were just children when their family’s Cessna crash-landed in the Washington wilderness, claiming the lives of their parents. For twelve harrowing weeks, the girls fended for themselves before being rescued.

Twenty-five years later, they’re still trying to move on from the trauma. Fiona repurposes it into controversial works of art. Violet has battled addiction and failed relationships to finally progress toward normalcy as a writer. The estranged sisters never speak about what they call their Alone Time in the wild. They wouldn’t dare―until they become the subject of a documentary that renews public fascination with the “girl survivors” and questions their version of the events.

When disturbing details about the Seng family are exposed, a strange woman claims to know the crash was deliberate. Fiona and Violet must come together to face the horrifying truth of what happened out there and what they learned about their parents and themselves. Before any other secrets emerge from the woods.

 

MY REVIEW:

I received this book as a gift.

Have you ever taken a plane ride and wondered what would happen if the plane crashed? That’s the premise of this tale. The Seng family set out on a vacation, headed toward Canada. Harry Seng had earned his pilot’s license, so it was just him and his family which included his wife, Janet, and his two daughters, Fiona (oldest) and Violet (youngest). They ended up crashing in the Washington wilderness in November … cold, snowy, strange noises in the night. The distress call Harry sent out went unanswered due to communication issues. The Seng family ended up out in the wilderness, alone, having to fend for themselves. Much tragedy occurred throughout these pages.

I absolutely loved this book. This is by far one of the best books this author has written, and I am hoping her next one will be just as good. This tale has family dysfunction, marriage difficulties, sister rivalry (whoa – wait until you read about that!), an affair, much success on the children’s part when they reached adulthood, but the secrets that were buried … It’s dark, gritty, and even a bit twisted. There are some overly chatty folks that you’ll meet between these pages. As the front cover suggests, this author is a “writer to watch.”