Tag: rural

Fried Chicken and Small-Town Chatter

The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell’Antonia

            Sisters, small town gossip, and scrumptious fried chicken is all you need to know about KJ Dell’Antonia’s The Chicken Sisters to know that it is a worthwhile read. Although readers will no doubt sympathize with the novel’s characters, this story is sure to bring more laughs and smiles than tears. The importance of family, whether it be family by birth or by choice, is at the heart of this novel, and it is sure to remind you to take the time to thank them for sharing their life with you.

            Readers should be aware that this novel discusses topics which may be sensitive to some including the death of a partner, and hoarding.

It’s a fall read!

A TOWN CALLED SOLACE by Mary Lawson

            I recently picked up A TOWN CALLED SOLACE by Mary Lawson on my journey through an airport, but unlike my flight, Lawson’s plot offered pacing so steady that the ascent and descent were imperceptible. Centred around the convergence of two mysteries, the missing sixteen-year-old Rose and the mistake elderly Mrs. Orchard made decades before, this novel offers an examination of the vulnerabilities that make us human. Set in a fictional northern Ontario town, the character dynamics in A TOWN CALLED SOLACE will feel familiar to all raised in small rural towns. Readers should be aware that this novel discusses issues which may be sensitive, including death among the elderly and sexual assault.