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Written on Mar 29, 2018
I wasn’t sure what to expect from High Cotton or the author. I really liked the way the story was told from the perspectives of four different women in the Bucklin family of varying ages...Read more
My review is 4.5 Stars
I wasn’t sure what to expect from High Cotton or the author. I really liked the way the story was told from the perspectives of four different women in the Bucklin family of varying ages and life stages. The dynamics of this large Southern family made for an enjoyable reading experience. Each of the four women dealt with a crisis in her life.
Shay’s love for her family despite their eccentricities and the way they hounded her about the fact she was an old maid was quite admirable. She got to know Sally and Sara, her younger twin cousins and ended up sharing her condo and her knowledge about life and cooking and buying property with them. Her conflict was related to relationships and work.
Sally was one of Shay’s twin cousins. She had always done everything with her sister, Sara but change was on the horizon. Navigating this change and learning to develop her identity apart from Sarah was critical for her to accomplish.
Puddin’, Shay’s sister-in-law, had a secret she had kept from her husband out of fear that he wouldn’t approve. Despite their deep love for each other, she was afraid to trust that he would not get mad.
Missy felt that her husband just didn’t listen to her anymore. He didn’t seem to hear her or to care about the things that were important to her. It was so sad when she won the chili contest and none of her family was there to celebrate, and especially when her husband didn’t even seem to respond when she told him.
These four women needed to learn to trust the Lord through their conflicts and fears. Though the story didn’t speak much about their faith, there was a definite thread of it throughout the story.
The way the story was told was comfortable and friendly. The characters were enjoyable and the story was very well written.
This review was originally posted on AmongTheReads.net
I would like to thank Gilead Publishing for giving me this item. My opinion and review were not influenced by this gift.
I wasn’t sure what to expect from High Cotton or the author. I really liked the way the story was told from the perspectives of four different women in the Bucklin family of varying ages and life stages. The dynamics of this large Southern family made for an enjoyable reading experience. Each of the four women dealt with a crisis in her life.
Shay’s love for her family despite their eccentricities and the way they hounded her about the fact she was an old maid was quite admirable. She got to know Sally and Sara, her younger twin cousins and ended up sharing her condo and her knowledge about life and cooking and buying property with them. Her conflict was related to relationships and work.
Sally was one of Shay’s twin cousins. She had always done everything with her sister, Sara but change was on the horizon. Navigating this change and learning to develop her identity apart from Sarah was critical for her to accomplish.
Puddin’, Shay’s sister-in-law, had a secret she had kept from her husband out of fear that he wouldn’t approve. Despite their deep love for each other, she was afraid to trust that he would not get mad.
Missy felt that her husband just didn’t listen to her anymore. He didn’t seem to hear her or to care about the things that were important to her. It was so sad when she won the chili contest and none of her family was there to celebrate, and especially when her husband didn’t even seem to respond when she told him.
These four women needed to learn to trust the Lord through their conflicts and fears. Though the story didn’t speak much about their faith, there was a definite thread of it throughout the story.
The way the story was told was comfortable and friendly. The characters were enjoyable and the story was very well written.
This review was originally posted on AmongTheReads.net
I would like to thank Gilead Publishing for giving me this item. My opinion and review were not influenced by this gift.
