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In a story written in exquisite prose and told from multiple perspectives-including Ann, Wade, and Jenny, now in prison-we gradually learn of the mysterious and shocking act that fractured Wade and Jenny's lives, of the love and compassion that brought Ann and Wade together, and of the memories that reverberate through the lives of every character in Idaho.

With her husband’s memory fading, Ann attempts to piece together the truth of what happened to Wade’s first wife, Jenny, and to their daughters.

Henry Prize–winning author Emily Ruskovich.Īnn and Wade have carved out a life for themselves from a rugged landscape in northern Idaho, where they are bound together by more than love. Thanks to Netgalley and Random House UK, Vintage Publishing for giving me the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest review.A stunning debut novel about love and forgiveness, about the violence of memory and the equal violence of its loss-from O. I’m looking forward to more of Ruskovich’s work. If Ruskovich wanted you to know more about this piece of work, she’d have written a different synopsis.Īll I can say about this book is that it’s a must read debut for 2017. Without going through every single character and scene, I feel like it’s not easy to comment on this novel, but I don’t really want to give anything away because I think this is a book you should start off with, not knowing much about it. If you’re into slow paced, character focused novels with little mystery and action, then this novel is going to become one of your favourites. Told through several different perspectives over several different years, this novel is a character study of how one event can affect so many different people. I’m stuck on how to convey the beauty and excellence of this book.

This is one of those pieces of literature that is so beautiful and so emotional that it’s hard to get your words out. Then something shockingly horrible happens and the family is torn apart forever. Jenny and Wade, husband and wife, mum and dad, are in charge of cutting the trees and stacking, May and June, aged 6 and 9, play in the woods and drink lemonade. Synopsis: One hot summer day, a family drives to a clearing in order to collect firewood for the coming winter.