Somewhere Beyond the Sea meets Margo’s got money troubles.
Wow, what a wonderful surprise. I saw this book on a libro.fm sale for $3.49 and I couldn’t pass it up. Kevin WIlson has a book due to launch in the next year, and so I thought I would read this 2019 release to catch up and see if this author was for me.
Bessie and Roland are the step children of Madison, who married a powerful senator from Tennessee. The book is written from the POV of Madison’s best friend LIllian, who doesn’t have a lot going on. A former basketball star, she has no childcare experience, but she has a lot of heart and lived through a diffifult childhood with multiple stepdads. Bessie and Roland’s mom died by suicide in a very dramatic and traumatizing way. The big surprise here is that the kids- when upset- tend to catch on fire. Reminiscent of Elsa’s ice powers, they are not hurt by the fire but can’t much control their emotions and the fire, which can hurt others.
Lillian has great instincts and the plot and relationship between the kids and their nanny builds over time. The way they grow to trust her and she grows to be protective of them is so well done and most unusual. It gave me hope; I laughed and cried. It is quite an endearing book.
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