*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*
Title: Rose Addams
Author: Margie Taylor
Publisher: NeWest Press
Publication Date: April 15, 2023
ISBN: 9781774390696
Synopsis:
Rose Addams is hitting her sixties, but these days it feels like they’re starting to hit back… Her daughter, Morgan, has ditched her thesis program and moved back home to Vancouver, while her son Jason’s partner has never seen eye to eye with his mother. Her husband Charles has decided to take early retirement from the university to work on his long-gestating book, and his rakish best friend Garnet has a new mistress who is way too young for their social circle. When Rose encounters a young man panhandling outside of her library office though, a chain of events is set in motion whereby Rose will have to confront all the facets of her rapidly-complicating life…
Rose Addams is an intimate look at the complex inner workings of family life in it’s truest form. Change is pervading not only Rose’s life, but also the lives of her husband, daughter, and closest friends. One minute, everything is moving forward as expected and then next, nothing is what she thought it would be. Complicated by the added addition of a man who’s childhood was tightly wound with her own children’s lives for a brief moment in time, Rose isn’t sure of anything any more.
I enjoyed this look into this family’s life, full of untold chaos and unfolding dramas. Rose herself is often an instigator. Though she has everyone’s best interest at heart, her meddling ways may just prove to be the unsettling factor that drives the greatest conflict for her closest relationships. Whilst change unfolds around her, she tentatively steps forward to try to navigate her new world while demonstrating her love and acceptance for her family and friends, even if she doesn’t fully understand their motivations and desires. She often brings about the drama herself, mostly unwittingly, as seemingly minor acts and comments spiral into changes that she never thought of.
This book is a close study of what it truly means to be family. It explores connection, changing priorities, hidden truths, and burgeoning self-discovery. There is much change in the works, but at the heart is the true love of one woman’s heart as she seeks out to help those closest in her life.
Happy reading!
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