How Sweet the Sound
A Southern Novel of Second Chances
From a distance, the Harlans appear to be the perfect Southern family. Wealth and local fame mask the drama and dysfunction swirling through their family line. But as the summer heats up, a flood tide of long hidden secrets surface. Devastation from a rape followed by the murder of two family members brings three generations of the Harlans together on their pecan plantation in Bay Spring, Alabama. Chief among them is Anniston, who by the time she turned thirteen thought she’d seen it all. But as her heart awakens to the possibility of love, she begins to deal with her loneliness and grief. This tender coming-of-age tale, inspired by the story of Tamar in 2 Samuel 13, shows how true healing and hope comes only from God. Though our earthly family can wound and disappoint, our heavenly Father brings freedom to those long held captive through His mercy and grace.
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| For those that don't realize it, this book is a christian story so there is quite a bit of religious banter and such within. That being said How Sweet the Sound is a good story I actually found myself enjoying. I liked the characters and the emotions within. I felt the author did a decent job expressing herself and the faith of her characters to her readers and was able to describe their surroundings in a more emotional than visual perspective but it fit the story well. |
