Sold on a Monday
Kristina McMorris
An innocent picture is taken by struggling the reporter, Ellis Reed, which exploits one family and forces others to face their own secrets.
McMorris introduces Reed Ellis, feeding us bits and pieces of his past and his present. He takes a picture of two children in front of a sign that says “2 children for sale’ “If Ellis’s brother had survived, he wondered, would they have looked just as similar? Would they have both been wanted?” Lily shares the picture with his newspaper editor and Ellis is given his first opportunity to write a real piece for the paper. An innocent picture and an innocent mistake. All Ellis wants is to be a reporter that makes a difference and this might be his big break. What happens when the image is destroyed? What happens when we act without thinking about the repercussions? With each of the main characters having a secret to be exposed and romantic tensions interspersed some parts of the story become too predictable. However, McMorris makes her readers wonder, what would you be willing to sacrifice in times of desperation?
Each family faces their own secrets and tragedies and despite their misdoings, you will be left hoping for forgiveness and happiness for them all.
I am not sure if this is one I would read or not. I don't typically gravitate towards emotional reads. On the rare occasion I do this does seem like something I would enjoy.
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteI really like the historical fiction, I tend to find emotion in all books, but it is also compelling to think of what families were experiencing in the 1093's.
ReplyDeleteThis book is on my list to read. I really enjoy novels that bring ideas from the past to the present that would be unthinkable now but were normal in the past i.e. selling children to make ends meet. I hope that when I get around to reading this book, I will be transported to the past and like you said, hoping for happiness for the characters.
ReplyDeleteArianna have you read Before we Were Yours? I would recommend it as well if you enjoy this type of historical fiction. Writing style is different as the author jumps from past to present but a good story. What's interesting to think about is how they might write about the 2000's as a historical fiction in another 50 years.
DeleteGreat job!! Your first sentence and conclusion are spot on for a Kirkus imitation! Full points!
ReplyDelete