I had read the first book by the same author, and had enjoyed it, and since this book was available to me, I decided to read it as well (again, I knew that I would be needing something, anything to read).The story is about a woman who is happily married with a daughter that she loves, and due to a medical problem with her mother, she needs to go back to the island where she grew up to take care of her. While there, she has the chance to reminisce about her childhood and deal with (of course) some unresolved issues. She meets a monk with whom she begins to share a special relationship with. The woman is tested and embarks in a journey to find herself and what is truly important to her.
I enjoyed this book more than The Secret Life of Bees. They were both good, but this one made me want to keep reading more than the first, and I also didn't flip through any pages without reading them (which I had done with the first book). Even the ending wasn't too bad (as I usually find endings disappointing).
I would recommend this book. It's an easy read, and although it's not always happy in nature, I wanted to keep reading to see what would happen to the characters and reach that "moment" that all books get to eventually.
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