Synopsis

A woman risks everything to end her family’s centuries-old curse, solve her mother’s disappearance, and find love in this mesmerizing novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Spells for Forgetting .

In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm–and the mysterious curse that has plagued their family line. The whole town remembers the madness that led to Susanna Farrow’s disappearance, leaving June to be raised by her grandmother and haunted by rumors. It’s been a year since June started seeing and hearing things that weren’t there. Faint wind chimes, a voice calling her name, and a mysterious door appearing out of nowhere–the signs of what June always knew was coming.

But June is determined to end the curse once and for all, even if she must sacrifice finding love and having a family of her own. After her grandmother’s death, June discovers a series of cryptic clues regarding her mother’s decades-old disappearance, except they only lead to more questions. But could the door she once assumed was a hallucination be the answer she’s been searching for?

Review

Trigger warnings: Suicide, mental illness

Speechless.

This was such a beautiful, heartbreaking, different story. I fell in love with the characters. I couldn’t put this book down and found myself afraid of what would happen on the next page. At one point when I knew, just KNEW a certain thing would happen, I tossed my kindle in frustration (and then quickly picked it back up to see if I was right).

This is a must-read book. I loved it so much I’ve already bought a physical copy (since the version I read was from the library).

Also, I just happen to be heading to North Carolina next week…maybe I should visit the town that inspired Jasper… I’ll keep my eyes open for any red doors. 😉 I highly recommend The Unmaking of June Farrow.