Sweet Water, Christina Baker Kline
Sweet Water, Christina Baker Kline
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Sweet Water
A Novel

Author: Christina Baker Kline

Narrator: Amy Rubinate, Suzanne Toren

Unabridged: 9 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/31/2015

Synopsis

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train, and the critically acclaimed author of Bird in Hand and The Way Life Should Be, comes a novel about buried secrets and the redemptive power of forgiveness—includes a special PS section featuring insights, interviews, and more.Cassie Simon is a struggling artist living in New York City.  When she receives a call from a magistrate in Sweetwater, TN, telling her she has inherited sixty acres of land from her grandfather, whom she never knew, she takes it as a sign: it’s time for a change.  She moves into the house where her mother, Ellen, was born—and where she died tragically when Cassie was three.From the moment she arrives in Sweetwater, Cassie is overwhelmed by the indelible mark her mother’s memory had left behind.  As she delves into the thicket of mystery that surrounds her mother’s death, Cassie begins to understand the desperate measures the human heart is capable of.

About Christina Baker Kline

Christina Baker Kline is the author of six novels, including the #1 New York Times bestseller Orphan Train as well as A Piece of the World. She lives outside New York City and spends as much time as possible on the coast of Maine. Learn more about Christina at www.christinabakerkline.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Connie on March 18, 2018

This was a fascinating family mystery (with a somewhat slow start). At its core are the two narrators, the grandmother and a granddaughter, both grieving for the woman between them who had died 20 years before. In dying, the grandfather surprises everyone by bequeathing the old family homestead to h......more

Goodreads review by Ali on July 10, 2009

Wow, I've lucked out recently with good books. I hope that doesn't mean I'm due for some boring ones soon. This was excellent - so interesting and the suspense part of it had me totally absorbed. I love this writer (thanks for telling me about her Katie!) and I'll definitely read her other books. I......more

Goodreads review by ❤Marie on June 28, 2017

I really enjoyed this book. It was women’s fiction with a little mystery too. 27-year old Cassie Simon inherits land and a house in Sweetwater, Tennessee from her grandfather. She is currently living in New York and her life is at a cross roads so she decides to move to Sweetwater and get to know he......more

Goodreads review by Maureen on October 04, 2017

I read this book for I absolutely loved Orphan Train - which I highly recommend you reading! It was WONDERFUL... this book- not so much -......more

Goodreads review by Jo-Ann on May 01, 2014

I had trouble deciding on a rating for this book. The premise and the writing kept me captivated throughout. I did not want to put it down. I really enjoyed the read. On that basis, I would have given it 5 stars. The problem came with the details. The writing did not convey the setting to me. I did no......more

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