![]() ![]() I received an ARC of this book, opinion is mine alone. ![]() Now Suzanne can't help but wonder: Is she destined to save Iris, or is Iris the one who will save her? Read more After her discovery of the ethereal sixteen-year-old who has never experienced civilization, Suzanne is compelled to invite Iris into her family's life and all its apparent privileges.īut Iris has an independence, a love of solitude, and a discomfort with materialism that contrasts with everything the Blakemores stand for-qualities that awaken in Suzanne first a fascination, then a longing. ![]() But beneath the veneer of an ideal life, her daughter is rebelling, her son is withdrawing, her husband is oblivious to it all, and Suzanne is increasingly unsure of her place in the world. ![]() Suzanne has the perfect house, a successful husband, and a thriving family. As Suzanne rushes her to the hospital, she never imagines how the encounter will change her-a change she both fears and desperately needs. Suzanne Blakemore hurtles along the Blue Ridge Parkway, away from her overscheduled and completely normal life, and encounters the girl. " True Places is a beautiful reminder that though we may busy ourselves seeking what we want, what we need has an uncanny way of finding us." -Camille Pagán, bestselling author of Life and Other Near-Death ExperiencesĪ girl emerges from the woods, starved, ill, and alone…and collapses. ![]()
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