Mimi Miller's family have lived in Miller's Valley for generations and at times it feels like nothing ever changes - until now when the town is under threat. But as Mimi looks back on the span of her life in this place, she confronts the toxicity of secrets, the dangers of gossip, the flaws of marriage, the risks and inequalities of friendship, loyalty, and passion. Home, she acknowledges, is somewhere it's just as easy to feel lost as contented.
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It was a put-up job, and we all knew it by then.- PROLOGUE
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(@simonschusterUK, 6 October 2016, e-book, 273 pages, freebie from the publisher for signing up to their newsletter)
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I enjoyed Miller's Valley. The themes and style of the book remind me or the work of Barbara Kingsolver. The book is told from the POV of Mimi as her family and the people who live in the valley find their homes and way of life threatened by that old devil, progress. Mimi recalls all her family has found and lost in the valley, their fears, hopes and secrets as she grows ever older. This is beautifully written and engrossing. I would recommend it.
