The Swan House

I knew that if I searched long and hard enough that I would eventually find good Christian fiction. And I finally found it in The Swan House. So, it's a bit perplexing to come to Good Reads to find so many negative reviews. Was this book heavy on the Christianity? Um, yes, it's Christian fiction. Wa......more

The Swan House, by Elizabeth Musser, was a delight to read. It is the coming of age story of Mary Swan, a girl torn apart by tragedy, discovering things she didn't know about her mother, finding her place amongst civil rights issues, deciding her relationship with God and learning who she really is. A......more

I really enjoyed this one!! The author truly grabs your attention with her writing style and begins the book with a true historic tragedy that I never knew took place. I love how the main character had several story lines going on in her own life the entire book. The girl growing up in the South exp......more

I very much enjoyed this book! It's long, but every page is interesting. There wasn't any wasted space or boring bits in this story for me. It follows a young girl by the name of Mary Swan, growing up in an upper class family in Atlanta. Despite growing up with privilege, she faces some really tough......more

The Swan House has a title and a cover that drew me in. I imagined this story to be about an old, possibly deserted mansion with secrets to hide. This book has plenty of secrets but none were about the house. In fact the house really didn't have much to do with the story. I felt the title was out of......more