Many thanks to NetGalley, Amazon Publishing | Lake Union Publishing, and Brilliance Publishing for gifting me both a digital and audio ARC of the latest novel by a favorite, Catherine Ryan Hyde, with the audiobook wonderfully narrated by Michael Crouch and Coleen Marlo. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 5 stars!
Security guard Addie Finch is tough on the outside. But on the inside, she's lonely, estranged from her son, and struggling through AA. At work, she encounters Jonathan, a homeless teenager abandoned by his mother. She offers his temporary shelter in her garden shed in exchange for maintaining her property. When Addie faces a situation that sends her world spinning, her connection to Jonathan becomes her lifeline.
I don't know how Catherine Ryan Hyde continues to do it - her books always touch on a current theme and make the reader see and feel all aspects of the issue. This time it's the unhoused and vulnerable, and the intricacies of Alcoholics Anonymous, making us look at groups of people that we may otherwise ignore. It's also a look at found family and second chances, at processing our past and making peace. As always with her books, very highly recommended. The narration was perfect as well, allowing me an immersive experience between both formats.
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