In her latest enchanting novel, New York Times bestelling author Sarah Addison Allen invites you to a quirky little Southern town with more magic than a full Carolina moon. Here two very different women discover how to find their place in the world...no matter how out of place they feel. Emily Benedict came to Mullaby, North Carolina, hoping to solve at least some of the riddles surrounding her mother's life. For instance, why did Dulcie Shelby leave her hometown so suddenly? Why did she vow never to return? But the moment Emily enters the house where her mother grew up and meets the grandfather she never knew—a reclusive, real-life gentle giant—she realizes that mysteries aren't solved in Mullaby, they're a way of life.Here are rooms where the wallpaper changes to suit your mood. Unexplained lights skip across the yard at midnight. And a neighbor bakes hope in the form of cakes.
Rate this 3.5/5 While I loved "Garden Spells" and "The Sugar Queen" this was not all that I expected. I wanted to know more about Emily's family, her mother as well as who her father was. The story starts after she comes home to her mother's birthplace but doesn't explain what her mother did after she left it, or who her father was. I kept waiting for that but it was never explained. I hope that the author's next book is better because I love her version of fantasy and make-believe, but the story didn't quite make it.
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