This book was interesting and not what I expected. It's the story of a girl who vanishes one night and her childhood friend's search to find out what happened to her. As he searches, he uncovers truths about his family and his small town and does quite a bit of growing up in the process.
This is the first fiction book of Mary DeMuth's that I have read. (Previous exposure was to her Ordinary Mom, Extraordinary God book and I enjoyed that). I'm still not quite sure what to say about this book ... I didn't dislike it; however, as a mom of three little girls, starting off with the abduction of a young girl is probably not the best book for me to dive into right now. I will say that I enjoyed the colorful characters that she wove through the book. The young boy that is the main character learns more about several of the town's unusual members and learns, I think, a good lesson about not dismissing someone at face value based on appearance or oddities.
You can find about more about the book by scrolling down for a synopsis.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Mary E. DeMuth is an expert in Pioneer Parenting. She enables Christian parents to navigate our changing culture when their families left no good faith examples to follow.Her parenting books include Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture (Harvest House, 2007), Building the Christian Family You Never Had (WaterBrook, 2006), and Ordinary Mom, Extraordinary God (Harvest House, 2005).
Mary also inspires people to face their trials through her real-to-life novels, Watching The Tree Limbs
(nominated for a Christy Award) and Wishing On Dandelions (NavPress, 2006).
Mary has spoken at Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference, the ACFW Conference, the Colorado Christian Writers Conference, and at various churches and church planting ministries. Mary and her husband, Patrick, reside in Texas with their three children. They recently returned from breaking new spiritual ground in Southern France, and planting a church.
ABOUT THE BOOK
The abrupt disappearance of young Daisy Chance from a small Texas town in 1973 spins three lives out of control—Jed, whose guilt over not protecting his friend Daisy strangles him; Emory Chance, who blames her own choices for her daughter’s demise; and Ouisie Pepper, who is plagued by headaches while pierced by the shattered pieces of a family in crisis.In this first book in the Defiance, Texas Trilogy, fourteen-year-old Jed Pepper has a sickening secret: He’s convinced it’s his fault his best friend Daisy went missing. Jed’s pain sends him on a quest for answers to mysteries woven through the fabric of his own life and the lives of the families of Defiance, Texas. When he finally confronts the terrible truths he’s been denying all his life, Jed must choose between rebellion and love, anger and freedom.
Daisy Chain is an achingly beautiful southern coming-of-age story crafted by a bright new literary talent. It offers a haunting yet hopeful backdrop for human depravity and beauty, for terrible secrets and God’s surprising redemption.
If you would like to read the first chapter of Daisy Chain, go HERE
Thank you so much for reading the book and reviewing it. I appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteWith joy,
Mary