THIS is what reading is all about! Literary genius. Striking, evocative, and intense. It’s like it knocked the wind out of me for the 24 hours it took me to read it. For fans of The Notebook, The Unmaking of June Farrow, and Kristin Hannah. This book didn’t just break my heart, it shattered it. A piece for Beth’s lost son, another for her grieving husband, and one more for the life she might have had with Gabriel. It’s rare to find a book that captures the full depth of human emotion the way this one does.
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall, (List Price: $28.99, Simon & Schuster, 9781668078181, March 2025)
Reviewed by Shelby Barnett, Cavalier House Books in Denham Springs, Louisiana