A gentle tale of two sisters

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At first I wanted to describe In the Night of Memory by Linda LeGarde Grover as a slow read. But that didn't sound right. Gentle is a much better word. There isn't a lot of action, suspense, twists or drama in this book because that's not the story it is. Instead, it is a gentle and subtle tale of two sisters, their lost mother, hardships, family, love, life and memories.

Native American foster children, Azure Sky and Rainfall Dawn, are bounced from home to home after their mother gave them up. The two sisters stick together and eventually find their way back to their Indian family. We learn about their lives along the way.

The author did a wonderful job writing about the girls thoughts and feelings – good and bad – and developing their characters. The writing was very poetic, heartfelt and touching. I enjoyed this book much more than I thought I would going into it.