Review: Very enjoyable
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2014
Thirteen year old Ivy Hart and her fifteen year old sister Mary Ella live with their grandmother Nonnie on a tobacco farm in North Carolina. Their father died in a tractor accident and their mother has been institutionalised for many years in a mental facility.Ivy quite often sneaks out at night to spend time with her friend Henry as they like to hang out together. One night they decide to spend some time at the local church here they find a ouija board and start playing around with it. Ivy returns home that night to find that her sister has gone into early labour. During Mary Ella's labour Nonnie decides it is time for Mrs Werkman to be notified who is a social worker. Once she arrives they then take Mary Ella to the hospital where she gives birth to a baby boy who is named William. But who is the father of Mary Ella's baby? And what other secrets are the family hiding?This was an incredible short story which sets the scene for the the next up and coming book Necessary Lies. I really enjoyed this short story and I can't wait to see how the rest of the story unfolds in the next book. Diane Chamberlain is a fantastic author and I always love reading her books.I have no hesitation in recommending this short story as I'm sure you'll enjoy it just as much as I did.