Many thanks to NetGalley, St Martin's Press, and Macmillan Audio for gifting me both a digital and audio ARC of the latest novel by Diane Chamberlain, one of my favorites! 5 stars!
Told in dual timelines - in 1965, we meet Ellie, home on summer break from attending college studying to be a pharmacist like her father. She becomes involved with SCOPE, a civil rights organization trying to get Blacks registered to vote, a dangerous venture for a rich, white woman in those days. In 2010, Kayla is preparing to move into her newly-constructed home with her young daughter, Rainie, after the tragic death of her architect husband. She meets Ellie, home from CA to take care of her brother and mother, living next door - the only other house on the street. Kayla's home is the subject of much mystery and lore, with people saying it's haunted ground.
Diane Chamberlain is a master at intricately weaving historical fiction with current times, making the reader see the impact history has on our lives. I learned so much about a time in our nation's history about such dedicated volunteers and the risk they undertook. Unfortunately, racism isn't one of those lessons we learned never to repeat so that makes this book all the more worthy to read.
I alternated between reading the digital copy and listening to the audiobook, wonderfully narrated by Susan Bennett who had a whole cast of characters of both sexes to voice.
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