Echoes of Family
Barbara Claypole White
(Author)
Description
Sometimes the only way through darkness is to return to where it began.
Marianne Stokes fled England at seventeen, spiraling into the manic depression that would become her shadow. She left behind secrets, memories, and tragedy: one teen dead, and her first love, Gabriel, badly injured. Three decades later she's finally found peace in the North Carolina recording studio she runs with her husband, Darius, and her almost-daughter, Jade...until another fatality propels her back across the ocean to confront the long-buried past.
In her picturesque childhood village, the first person she meets is the last person she wants to see again: Gabriel. Now the village vicar, he takes her in without question, and ripples of what if reverberate through both their hearts. As Marianne's mind unravels, Jade and Darius track her down. Tempers clash when everyone tries to help, but only by finding the courage to face her illness can Marianne heal herself and her offbeat family.
Product Details
| Publisher | Lake Union Publishing |
| Publish Date | September 27, 2016 |
| Pages | 412 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781503938137 |
| Dimensions | 8.1 X 5.4 X 1.2 inches | 0.8 pounds |
About the Author
A Brit living in North Carolina, Barbara Claypole White writes hopeful family drama with a healthy dose of mental illness. Her debut novel, The Unfinished Garden, won the 2013 Golden Quill Contest for Best First Book, and The In-Between Hour was chosen by the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance as a Winter 2014 Okra Pick. Her third novel, The Perfect Son, was a semifinalist in the 2015 Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Fiction. For more information, or to connect with Barbara, visit www.barbaraclaypolewhite.com.
Reviews
Liz & Lisa Best Book of the Month Selection
"White (The In-Between Hour, 2014) writes with zest, and her sensitive treatment of bipolar disorder will keep readers engaged." --Booklist
"[Barbara Claypole White has] mastered the art of telling a story that includes a realistically grim picture of the struggles of a mentally ill person but can have a happy ending--a happy ending that's credible yet not necessarily predictable." --Greensboro News & Record
"Claypole White's gift is her ability to put us into the troubled minds of her characters in a way that helps us not only understand them but fall in love with them as well. We discover that while their minds may be different from ours, their hearts are the same." --Diane Chamberlain, USA Today bestselling author of Pretending to Dance
"Echoes of Family is a masterfully written novel that is both difficult to put down, and difficult to forget after the final page. In this powerful novel, Claypole White weaves that narrative that draws the reader into a personal relationship with the characters and has you rooting for them, in spite of their many flaws. This book kept my attention until all secrets were revealed in its dramatic conclusion. I look forward to many more from Claypole White." --Sally Hepworth, bestselling author of The Things We Keep
"Barbara Claypole White has done it again--created a quirky cast of characters and then taken us along as they go on a journey through madness and out the other side. Music, England, love, loss, and nature all collide in this beautiful exploration of how the echoes of our past can sometimes drown out the present. Matthew Quick fans will feel right at home." --Catherine McKenzie, bestselling author of Spin and Hidden
"Echoes of Family is emotional storytelling at its best, crafted, as always, with Barbara Claypole White's signature wit and charm. Filled with riveting characters and the poignant unraveling of long-buried secrets, White's latest is both lovely and gritty, heartrending and heartwarming; a story about tragedy, resilience, and the one thing that ultimately holds us all together--family." --Barbara Davis, author of Summer at Hideaway Key and Love, Alice
"An extraordinary novel about one woman's journey coping with mental illness. With poignancy and humor, The Echoes of Family tells the story of a family's struggle when a beloved wife and mother slowly unravels as she faces the demons of her past to forge a road to her future. Complex characters, hope, redemption, and the never-ending power of love are at the heart of this must-read novel. A perfect choice for book clubs." --Sejal Badani, bestselling author of Trail of Broken Wings
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