"The Weight of Memory," by Shawn Smucker
When Paul Elias receives a terminal diagnosis, only one thing is clear to him: if he is going to die, he must find someone to watch over his granddaughter, Pearl, who has been in his charge since her drug-addicted father disappeared. Paul decides to take her to Nysa--both the place where he grew up and the place where he lost his beloved wife under strange circumstances forty years earlier.
Paul reconnects with an old friend but is not prepared for the onslaught of memory. And when Pearl starts vanishing at night and returning with increasingly bizarre tales, Paul begins to question her sanity, his own views on death, and the nature of reality itself.
In this mesmerizing story from award-winning author Shawn Smucker, past and present mingle like opposing breezes, teasing out the truth about life, death, and sacrifice.
I am not sure what I expected from this book, but I will be honest, this book confused the heck out of me. I was left with more questions than answers. I was truly confused by Pearl. Paul's memories made sense, but his illness, did not make sense......I will not go into what happens, as it will spoil the book for people who haven't read it.
The whole town of Nysa from what it was, to what it became didn't make sense. There was a surprise I didn't see coming. Some people will love this book, I didn't. I saw it brought someone to tears in a review I read, I didn't feel that emotion.
Stars out of 5 : 2 I read the whole book as I wanted to give it a fair review. It just wasn't a book for me. If anyone reads it though, and feel like explaining it too me I would appreciate that, as I was confused.
"Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.
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