Can't wait to go back and visit Dove Pond!
After her sister's death, Grace Wheeler moves to the small town of Dove Pond with the hopes of creating a home for her family and learning the ropes as the new parent for her niece and the caregiver for her elderly mother in the early stages of dementia. She has taken the job of town clerk and only plans to stay for one year, hoping to save enough money to move back to Charlotte with her family.
Grace's new neighbor, Sarah Dove, the town's librarian and the youngest daughter in Dove Pond's founding family, has other plans for Grace. Sarah has a special gift - she can talk to books. Or rather, the books talk to her and tell her who needs to read them. And the books that document Dove Pond's history are telling her that Grace is the miracle the town needs to solve its financial woes and get back to its once thriving roots.
Despite her intentions to not get too attached, Grace starts to put down roots and get to know the townspeople of Dove Pond. Along the way, she finds that maybe they were exactly what she and her family needed all along.
I loved this book! It reminded me of the Waverly Family series by Sarah Addison Allen - a small town story with a little bit of magical realism thrown in. I'm excited to continue this series and really get to know the townspeople of Dove Pond. There's some nice foreshadowing at the end with clues to some future books. I'm definitely adding Dove Pond to my list of literary towns I like to visit.
Grace's new neighbor, Sarah Dove, the town's librarian and the youngest daughter in Dove Pond's founding family, has other plans for Grace. Sarah has a special gift - she can talk to books. Or rather, the books talk to her and tell her who needs to read them. And the books that document Dove Pond's history are telling her that Grace is the miracle the town needs to solve its financial woes and get back to its once thriving roots.
Despite her intentions to not get too attached, Grace starts to put down roots and get to know the townspeople of Dove Pond. Along the way, she finds that maybe they were exactly what she and her family needed all along.
I loved this book! It reminded me of the Waverly Family series by Sarah Addison Allen - a small town story with a little bit of magical realism thrown in. I'm excited to continue this series and really get to know the townspeople of Dove Pond. There's some nice foreshadowing at the end with clues to some future books. I'm definitely adding Dove Pond to my list of literary towns I like to visit.