Publisher: Random House Alibi
Date of publication: August 2014
Caroline Marcum thought she’d escaped the great mistake of
her life by leaving Wellfleet harbor, but is forced to face it when she
returns, reluctantly, to care for her dying mother. Ridley Neal put his
past-and his prison term-behind him to return home to take over his father’s
oyster and clam beds. Casual acquaintances long ago, when a nor’easter hits the
coast, Rid and Caroline’s lives intersect once again. When Rid and two other
sea farmers are sued by the wealthy owners of vacation homes who want to shut
them down, and Caroline accidentally meets the person she most wronged, they
each must learn to trust-and love. Inspired by a 1996 lawsuit, A Matter
of Mercy is a riveting novel about treasuring the traditional way of
life in the shallows of beautiful Cape Cod bay
by discovering where forgiveness ends. And where it begins.
I was looking forward to read A Matter of Mercy especially because of the setting. Being familiar with the area, I am always ready for a story about Cape Cod or Massachusetts in general. I could tell right away that the author had researched the material very well before writing. Her description of the area were spot on and I learned a few things about farming clam and oyster beds.
The problem was the rest of the story. I was never able to fully connect with the characters. I was expecting more of a mystery but I never felt like it got started. The story was slow and I found myself seeking out other things to read. I stopped at about 20% of the way through. The book has gotten great reviews, so I'll just have to chalk it up to not being a book for me.
The problem was the rest of the story. I was never able to fully connect with the characters. I was expecting more of a mystery but I never felt like it got started. The story was slow and I found myself seeking out other things to read. I stopped at about 20% of the way through. The book has gotten great reviews, so I'll just have to chalk it up to not being a book for me.
About the author:
Lynne Hugo is a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
recipient who has also received grants from the Ohio Arts Council and the
Kentucky Foundation for Women. She has published five previous
novels, one of which became a Lifetime Original Movie of the Month, two books
of poetry, and a children’s book. Her memoir, Where The
Trail Grows Faint, won the Riverteeth Literary Nonfiction Book
Prize. Born and educated in New England, she and her husband
currently live in Ohio
with a yellow Lab feared by squirrels in a three state area. www.LynneHugo.com
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