I liked this book very much! I had not read anything by Sarah McCoy previously, but will now be checking out her other work. The Mapmaker's Children
was a fascinating read. I loved the way Sarah wove together the
stories of two women, one living in 2014 and the other in 1859.
The
story set in 2014 is that of a woman named Eden, living in New
Charleston, West Virginia. Eden has been struggling with infertility
and it has wreaked havoc on her marriage to Jack. They have only
recently moved to New Charleston and Eden is both lonely and depressed.
To her own surprise, her spirits are gradually lifted by a friendship
with her 11-year old next neighbor, Cleo, and a growing love for a puppy
that Jack brings home as unwanted surprise.
The story set in
1859 is that of a woman named Sarah, living in North Alba, New York.
Sarah is the daughter of famous abolitionist John Brown. She is even a
part of his work in the Underground Railroad, using her artistic talents
to make maps for escaped slaves to follow north to freedom. Her world
is turned upside down when her father is executed for treason and murder
after the raid at Harper's Ferry.
There are many twists and
turns to both women's story and Ms. McCoy skillfully brings together
clues to how the two are connected in a way that kept me wanting more at
the end of each chapter. There are elements to The Mapmaker's Children that will please any reader: history, contemporary fiction, romance, suspense and more.
Crown Publishers provided this book to me for free in exchange
for my honest review.
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