Book: Red At The Bone
Author: Jacqueline Woodson
Pages: 224
This is my 122nd read for the year
This is the story of a family. The story opens in 2001 when Melody turns 16 and has her coming of age story. As her mother, father, and grandparents share in the joy of this day, they recount in their own words what it was like when they found out that her parents were going to have her at the age of 15. Each grandparent and parent take turns talking about that time in their life and how they each felt leading up to Melody being born and then shortly after. The story travels even further back with this family tree - back to 1921 and weaves a story of one family memory by memory and even moving beyond Melody's party when tragedy strikes this family and how they will move forward.
I really enjoyed this book. I listened to it during a long day of yard work and I got it all done in one day. Each story is well told, and Melody's section is done by one of my favorite narrators for audiobooks - I was overjoyed to hear her voice. The story has a nice flow, and as the puzzle pieces of Melody's family's past are woven together, you see the relationships of each member pulled in different directions but all leading back to one little girl. Great read.
Stars: 4.5
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