It's not that her books aren’t beautiful and it's not that they don't bring a specific historical moment in the past to life. They may have different reasons for doing so, but in the end there’s a kind of yearning worked into the fabric of the novel for a time that is not the present. Sometimes such books romanticize history or historical moments. Seems it only really comes up in conversation when you're talking about works of fiction set in the past. I've been thinking a lot about that word lately. How it plays a role in the books we review and the way we interpret those titles. Sometimes we reviewers talk about "nostalgia". Following her heart, and the lead of a scruffy mutt, Ellie will make her way to the top of the mountain, in search of the healing secrets of a woman known only as "the hag." But the mountain still has many untold stories left to reveal to Ellie, as she finds her way forward among a complex constellation of strong women spanning generations.
Urgent for a cure to bring her father back, Ellie is determined to try anything. An accident for which Ellie has accepted the unearned weight of blame. But there is little joy, even for Ellie, as they all struggle with the sorrow and aftermath of an accident that left her father in a coma.
Though her sister Esther, especially, resents everything about the mountain, Ellie has found more freedom, a new strength, and a love of the natural world that now surrounds them. They have started over, carving out a new life in the unforgiving terrain of Echo Mountain. A young heroine in Depression-era Maine is navigating the rocky terrain of her new life on Echo Mountain.Īfter the financial crash, Ellie and her family have lost nearly everything-including their home in town.
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