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Not my favorite historical fiction read. Characters weren't very likable, writing was okay. There was a bit of a plot twist at the end and though it got off to a slow start I did become invested in finishing it.

Well, I loved it. To describe the characters, setting or plot would be impossible to get the feeling across. The title is not an accident, it‘s “plain” but deceptively simple. Found family and a lovely story that felt timeless. I plan to continue the series with Eventide and then Benediction. Haruf has a fan in me!

This book was as beautiful as its book jacket. The process of nature's cycles and the imperfections of our lives combine for an engaging look at the human condition: mistakes-suffering-forgiveness and the gentle art of always moving forward. Sometimes that means reconciling with the unresolved…

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This was a sweet novel, although the second half felt truncated. She says in the beginning how much she would come to know her son's father's ways, but she never does.

"Beyond that, I knew nothing, especially not of love's beginnings, of that inexplicable draw to another, why some boys could pass you by without notice but the next has a pull on you as undeniable as gravity, and from that moment forward, longing is all you know."

Awwww, this made me rather weepy.

Couldn't decide what to read! I don't actually know how the book spins or bingo things that people do on here work, so I just put out six books from my TBR shelf and rolled a dice 😊🎲

Family secrets abound wrapped in bitterness and poor decisions made out of fear over the course of decades. I appreciated the effort to show how these lies and unethical actions can come back to destroy you years later, but this felt too messy and left me wishing it had focused more on the reason behind Nora killing her brother and how the family had to cope with the possibility of losing two children. 3⭐️ s.

A slow moving mystery. Some of the characters were a bit quirky. Very not earth-shattering story. I will read the second in the series to see how the novels are tied together. 4/5