The Mill River Recluse [Kindle Edition]

Saturday, March 17, 2012

The Mill River Recluse [Kindle Edition]

By : Darcie Chan
Price : $0.99

Customer Reviews

Maeve Binchy fans, pay attention: Darcie Chan is your stateside solution. Chan's portrait of small-town life in Vermont evokes the lovable, quirky characters of _Circle of Friends_ or _Tara Road_, but with a style and spirit all her own.
The reader settles into the ebb and flow of life in Chan's Mill River easily, even as the author toggles between past events and the present. While Chan moves the story along skillfully, the greatest strength of _The Mill River Recluse_ is its characters. Chan's local citizens (both past and present) are lovingly drawn and immediately recognizable. As the plot unfolds, you come to know and understand her heroes (villains, too) in a most natural way.
A feel-good story that never turns saccharine, _The Mill River Recluse_ will not disappoint. Indeed, as the last paragraphs close, the reader wants nothing more than just to spend a few more pages in Chan's Mill River.

As stated, I live in Rutland, Vt. only 3-4 miles from Mill River (in Clarendon, Vt.). Mrs. Chan was very good with her research of this area (as I understand she has never been here) -- the towns near Rutland, the Marble industry and even the people were spot on. I thoroughly enjoyed this story. She has the knack of not losing the storyline and keeping her characters real. This was one of the best 99 cents I have spent and am looking forward to more of her work.