I really enjoyed No Place Like Home. I thought it was a very well written and engaging story about a flawed woman of 40, her mistakes and the circumstances that lead her back to her home town.
The complex themes of poor judgment and redemption are well illustrated through the narrative and I really enjoyed Jewel's journey in those respects.
Stories like this are usually saccharine, dripping sap to a fault, but I find Barbara Samuel to be one of the rare writers who has the skill to keep the story more grounded and authentic. The lessons don't hit you over the head or try to force an effect on the reader. There's simply a story unfolding. I really liked that. Highly recommended.
The complex themes of poor judgment and redemption are well illustrated through the narrative and I really enjoyed Jewel's journey in those respects.
Stories like this are usually saccharine, dripping sap to a fault, but I find Barbara Samuel to be one of the rare writers who has the skill to keep the story more grounded and authentic. The lessons don't hit you over the head or try to force an effect on the reader. There's simply a story unfolding. I really liked that. Highly recommended.
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