Five years ago, Nora Wilder vanished into thin air.
Her daughters, Zadie and Finn, have tried to go on with their lives in the hopes that someday, their free-spirited mother will return. But year after year, their hope has dwindled. That is, until Finn--whose extraordinary gift is sensing "echoes" of other people's memories--catches wind of an echo of Nora and believes, for the first time in a long time, that Nora is out there. Wherever "there" is.
Ruth Emmie Lang has done it again, readers. For those (like me) who read and adored "Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance," know that "The Wilderwomen" is a completely different story, but with all the magical realism, hilarious quirkiness, and heartstring-pulling emotion that Lang has come to be known by.
The journey that this story takes you on is endearing, emotionally-charged, and a powerful, powerful story of sisterhood and womanhood. Lang's writing is beautifully-descriptive; in just a few chapters, I found myself totally immersed in Zadie and Finn's cross-country journey to find Nora. The characters they stumble upon along the way are special, carefully-crafted, and memorable--each and every one of them.
An uplifting, hopeful story of what it means to have a place in this ever-strange world, "The Wilderwomen" will leave a mark on you in the most wonderful of ways. Hoping this one finds its way onto the big screen someday.
Rating: 4 Stars
Publication Details: Out Now, St. Martin's Press
*Huge thank you to NetGalley & the publisher for providing my review copy!*
