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Linda S. Clare
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Publisher | Abingdon Press US | ||
ISBN | 978-142670073 | ||
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Anne
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Synopsis
In The Fence My Father Built, when legally separated Muri Pond, a librarian, hauls her kids, teenage Nova and eleven year-old Truman, out to the tiny town of Murkee, Oregon, where her father, Joe Pond lived and died, she's confronted by a neighbour's harassment over water rights and Joe's legacy: a fence made from old oven doors.
The fence and accompanying house trailer horrify rebellious Nova, who runs away to the drug-infested streets of Seattle. Muri searches for her daughter and for something to believe in, all the while trying to save her inheritance from the conniving neighbour who calls her dad Chief Joseph. Along with Joe's sister, Aunt Lutie, and the Red Rock Tabernacle Ladies, Muri must rediscover the faith her alcoholic dad never abandoned in order to reclaim her own spiritual path.
Her father, Joseph Pond, left her messages in his journal, but she didn't find them until it was too late, too late to get to know him, too late to feel his love, too late to ask him all the whys that had stockpiled over the years. Not even a grave stone marks her loss. His ashes have been sown in the wind.
Review
I was unable to put down this book. It held my interest to the very end. With vivid descriptions and a fine sense of place, an introduction to the landscape of the high desert west together with her distinctive characters soon captivated my imagination and left me with a story to remember long after closing the book. Although the faith level is low, it is the catalyst that resolves Muri's ultimate search. A very satisfying read.
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