The Widow's Watcher by author Eliza Maxwell took me by surprise and once I started reading I could not stop until the end. It is a very complex family drama with a mystery. It is about dealing with the greatest loss, a husband and three children in one family and two children in another. Of course, all losses may not be a death, but can be the loss of a beautiful spirit due to a mind which seems to go awry.
Jenna Shaw is suffering a tremendous grief. It is so great she wants to die. Life is just too hard to continue in the silence of her home. She starts driving.
Lars Jorgensen does not have time, energy, or kindness for other people. He has lived through a horrendous grief and wants to be left alone. He has gotten old and has a heart condition, but the shadow of sorrow which hovers over his cabin on a lake in Michigan is hard to bear.
I won't post spoilers, but when Jenna and Lars meet, the sparks fly, and not in a good way! Jenna tries to cling to her secret hurt and extract herself from the world. She just happened to pick the wrong place to carry out her plan.
There are so many wonderful thoughts about life, living, families, and dealing with loss and grief in this book. It is sad, but the story is one which should be told and read. The mystery is an added bonus to the plot of the story. A very beautifully written story of family love and the reclaiming of hope in a life which had given up.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.
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