Review: Falling Home by Karen White
Reviewed by Poppy J.
As the story unfolds, Cassie, the main character of Falling Home, learns about love and about herself. After 15 years of living in New York City, Cassie returns home to her ailing father. She leaves behind a successful city life, complete with a fiancé and job she enjoys, to travel back in time to her childhood home in Walton, Georgia.
In Walton, Cassie renews a friendship with Sam, an old school friend, who has since become the town’s physician. Meanwhile, her relationship with her sister and extended family is sometimes strained, and she has to sort through her feelings before any real healing can begin.
Readers will relate to Cassie on many levels, since she doesn’t understand that she still bears the burden of her past until it is almost too late. Many of us hold onto old pain needlessly, and Cassie is no exception. As she gives in to her burgeoning feelings for Sam, she is forced to make tough decisions.
The characters in Falling Home are extremely believable and realistic. Cassie has to make difficult choices – and while she wallows in denial, her heart makes the decisions for her. Cassie makes a powerful personal journey from the pain of resentment, to joy then to pain again, and learns that she is strong enough to take it all – but in the end she finds out she may not be able to do it alone.
After a decade of working in several NYC law departments and teaching, Poppy decided she enjoyed writing full-time. She currently works as a freelance writing consultant, and lives with her husband and sons on the East Coast.
This book was provided free of any obligation by Joan Schulhafer Publishing & Media Consulting. No monetary or any other form of compensation was received.
Category: Literature & Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction
I love books that touch your emotions. When I think of it, there were several people on my mother’s side of the family that sort of disconnected themselves from the family. That always started with something very painful. I would really love to read this one.
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a lovely homey human interest story that sounds just perfect! nothing way out there. something believable and realistic with peeps we can relate to with issues we’ve journeyed through… thx for the tip!
This sounds like a great book and I love the cover!
I have done the leave, go home, leave, go home thing several times. It isn’t easy. You aren’t the same person you were years ago, but that is not what many people see. This sounds like an interesting and revealing story.
Thank you for the review.
The cover + title of this one just keep calling my name … and it sounds like one of those books that will probably make me ‘ache’ while reading, but will also make a resounding connection … Definitely on the To Read List – under the subheading ‘NOT a fluff book’
This sounds powerful. It reminds me a little of One True Thing by Anna Quindlen (which I loved but which also made me cry like I hadn’t done in a long while). I will be checking this one out…when I am ready for some emotional release
! Thanks for the review.
This review sounds like a book that might be an emotional read. I have added this one too my list to check out the next time I visit the book store. Thanks for review Poppy.