Audra Hughes has been trying to hold on to her life after
losing her
husband. Their son, Jack has been having terrible
nightmares and Audra
is at her wits end trying to figure it why this is
happening. THE PIECES WE
KEEP brings the past smack right into the present with Jacks
nightmares.
One day, while getting ready to fly to a job interview in
Philadelphia, Jack
seems very upset about having to get on the plane. Once on
the plane,
Jack has a major meltdown and the pilots decide to turn back
and get Jack
and Audra off the plane. Jack's nightmares get worse after
that and while
trying to calm him down Audra picks up bit and pieces of a
mystery that
goes way back to World War II.
Vivian is living in London with her parents. She is
American and finds
herself falling in love with Isaak. Lately, he seems
preoccupied and she
needs to find out why. When he isn't forthcoming, she
decides not to waste
anymore time with him. What happens with these two will
blow your mind.
I am not giving anything away but the way Kristina weaves
Vivian's life into
Jack and Audra's, will amaze you.
THE PIECES WE KEEP alternates between the 30's and 40's and
the
present with each chapter. A stunning story that you can't
help but getting
wrapped up in. I can easily see this being made into a
movie! I loved all
the characters and while my heart was breaking for some of
them, I was
cheering them on at the same time.
Kristina is one of my favorite authors
and THE PIECES WE KEEP proves exactly why. I couldn't stop
flipping
the pages and couldn't wait until the mystery was solved. I
had no idea it
would end the way it did but I absolutely loved the ending!
In this richly emotional novel, Kristina McMorris evokes the depth of a mother's bond with her child, and the power of personal histories to echo through generations...
Two years have done little to ease veterinarian Audra Hughes's grief over her husband's untimely death. Eager for a fresh start, Audra plans to leave Portland for a new job in Philadelphia. Her seven-year-old son, Jack, seems apprehensive about flying--but it's just the beginning of an anxiety that grows to consume him.
As Jack's fears continue to surface in recurring and violent nightmares, Audra hardly recognizes the introverted boy he has become. Desperate, she traces snippets of information unearthed in Jack's dreams, leading her to Sean Malloy, a struggling US Army veteran wounded in Afghanistan. Together they unravel a mystery dating back to World War II, and uncover old family secrets that still have the strength to wound--and perhaps, at last, to heal.
Intricate and beautifully written, The Pieces We Keep illuminates those moments when life asks us to reach beyond what we know and embrace what was once unthinkable. Deftly weaving together past and present, herein lies a story that is at once poignant and thought-provoking, and as unpredictable as the human heart.
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