Martha Covington finds herself in a predicament she did not expect. What I especially liked about Martha is her persistence, even in the face of her mental illness. Vince, her therapist, thought he was doing right by Martha by releasing her from therapy, so long as she stayed on her medications. The thing I appreciated about this side of Martha is that the author did not focus on her schizophrenia, but rather put her through some situations that she was able to handle on her own. And she did so with an internal strength that she didn’t know she possessed.
Now all she had to do was get someone to listen to her and
take her seriously.
She finds herself given the opportunity to do some research
for Lydia who was running the Historical Society of Amberleen, Georgia. She
wasn’t sure she could handle this, even on a short-term basis, but here she was
… doing it anyway. Lydia was so impressed with Martha and her thoroughness that
she gave her another opportunity.
This opportunity led Martha to learn about the Geechees. She
learned about a place called Shell Heap. She met Jarrell and his mother,
Astrid. She also met a very colorful character in Lady Albertha who held the
tale of Shell Heap and how it came to be. Lady Albertha also was able to reveal
some truths that Martha hadn’t yet uncovered in her research.
Near the end of Martha’s journey, she was caught in a storm.
What I really appreciated about this was the author was able to describe the
viciousness of said storm with words alone. I could almost feel myself being
trapped in the rising water right along with Martha, holding on to whatever she
could grab, and still having enough wherewithal to try something that I wasn’t
expecting her to try. No matter what happened to her and how badly people
treated her, there was still a goodness within Martha.
There was also a scene that involved Jarrell and, again, the
author was able to convey the severity of that incident with words alone,
painting a picture of Jarrell’s injuries and just how badly he was injured. It
was very easy to get a visual in my own mind of this particular instance, and
that is something that I appreciated from this author.
It will be interesting to see what Martha finds herself
mixed up in book two, Kiss of the Sun.
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