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Beautifully written novel about a divorced couple who travel across Canada to bring to a close the mystery of their daughter who went missing 20 years ago. Kathleen and Yannick have been estranged for many years, but new information reunites them and they decide to drive to BC together. It‘s a trip fraught with emotion and memory. I loved this one, but it‘s sad.

Moon Road is the book I‘m gifting - it‘s a perfect combination of suspense, character development, and nature writing. No DNF so far this year. #wondrouswednesdays

Almost twenty years ago Kathleen and Yannick have lost their daughter Una. She went missing on the other side of Canada. Their marriage stranded and they haven‘t seen each other for years. Now there‘s a body found and together they drive all across the country, covering kilometers and time lost forever.

The characters, their grief, the roadtrip: it‘s all done so well. Recommended.

📷 Knokke, Belgium

Teachers 20% off + 10% plum plus discount at Indigo means a trip to the bookstore because of course it does.

I didn‘t connect with the style of writing and not with the characters. I truly didn‘t. Unfortunate but not all can be 5-star reads. 🤷🏻‍♀️

While I‘m ripping through The Bee Sting at a pretty good clip, I own that one and the library is only giving me 7 days to read this one, Moon Road. 🇨🇦

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This was recommended to me as a book for fans of Strout and Kingsolver and so of course I was right in. This story is told in a measured, dispassionate, observational tone which reminded me a lot of Strout‘s writing in a good way. It‘s about loss and hope, connection and disconnection in a marriage, and it‘s one of those stories that just really gets people for all their flaws. Everything about it felt three dimensional and real.

Best book I‘ve read this year - runner up is Claire Keegan‘s So Late in the Day. The main characters are reunited after 3 decades when they get word that their missing daughter‘s bones may have been found on a train on the west coast of Canada. Brilliant prose, every word matters. A gem 5 ⭐️

I cannot say enough about Moon Road by Sarah Leipcigar. I was hooked by the end of page one. The main characters are so well developed, the prose is crisp and sharp, and the story sucks you in.

I couldn‘t wait for this to drop in 🇨🇦 so I ordered it from the UK. I can‘t wait to dive in.

I ordered my copy. The reviews look great and she could write about wallpaper and I‘d be captivated.