Paperback, 400 Pages
Review/TLC Book Tours
Adult Contemporary
Warnings: Death, grief, mild sexuality
3/5 Stars
What could be worse than losing your child? Having to pretend he’s still alive…
Bestselling author Will Shepard is caught in the twilight of grief, after his young son dies in a car accident. But when his father’s aging mind erases the memory, Will rewrites the truth. The story he spins brings unexpected relief…until he’s forced to return to rural North Carolina, trapping himself in a lie.
Holistic veterinarian Hannah Linden is a healer who opens her heart to strays but can only watch, powerless, as her grown son struggles with inner demons. When she rents her guest cottage to Will and his dad, she finds solace in trying to mend their broken world, even while her own shatters.
As their lives connect and collide, Will and Hannah become each other’s only hope—if they can find their way into a new story, one that begins with love.
Thoughts
Outside of what the book summary tells you, its hard to further information without ruining the book. What I can share are my thoughts and that The In Between Hour is a book highly rich in character study, with a heavy focus on dialog and character interaction. The process leaves readers with a heavy feeling type of novel rather than a actions based novel, or rather how do I put this: a story that's hard to connect to due to the characters, but easy to feel bad for them due to the circumstances.
I found outside of the dialog the visual writing beautiful, and while the subjects tended to be heartbreaking, there was a feeling of hope laced throughout the novel as Hannah and Will developed a deeper relationship.
In the end I really appreciated the story and the grace White gave these characters to deal with grief, depression and sorrow. Recommended to readers who enjoy women's fiction.
Barbara Claypole White writes and gardens in the forests of North Carolina. English born and educated, she’s married to an internationally-acclaimed academic. Their son, an award-winning poet / musician, attends college in the Midwest. His battles with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have inspired her to write love stories about damaged people. The Unfinished Garden, Barbara’s debut novel, won the 2013 Golden Quill for Best First Book. The In-Between Hour is her second novel.
Connect with Barbara on her website www.barbaraclaypolewhite, Facebook, or Twitter @bclaypolewhite.
*Special Thanks to Harlequin and TLC Book Tours
Thanks for reviewing, Tina!
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