Book Review: A Place to Land - Highly Recommend

I've grown cynical. So many books published in recent years push societal agendas and rely on immorality to draw readers. This book, published last year by an unfamiliar-to-me author, was a gamble I'm so glad I took. The cover endorsement by Kristy W. expresses it well: "Denton is a masterful storyteller who makes magic on every perfect page." Not only was the storytelling outstanding, but it remained wholesome throughout. That is such a rare commodity these days!

Set in the small Southern town of Sugar Bend, Alabama, a decades-old mystery slowly emerges as the pages slip away beneath the reader's fingers. What a delight! This tale is full of atmosphere and the magical pull of promise. The writing leaps from the page, incorporating every sense. Two elderly sisters with a fierce bond run a small art shop. Drawn by flyers about the town's art festival, eighteen-year-old Maya hopes for a fresh start and a safe place to land. A long-forgotten boat rises to the surface of the river and threatens to unravel buried secrets. As these lives intersect, multiple stories merge, bringing to life mercy and redemption. 

If you love bird-watching, exploring sibling dynamics, and seizing second chances, this book will touch you deeply. Author Susan Meissner calls it, "A touching tribute to sisterhood, first loves, and promises kept." The details are mesmerizing. The characters are authentic and real. I was so enrapt in the story that I snatched moments every day to listen to this redemptive tale unfold. Such fine writing of brokenness made whole!