If you've ever read her novel The Deep End of the Ocean, then you know that Mitchard is notorious for her family dramas. This novel is no exception.
Mitchard describes a family that is so familiar, it could by your family. She describes personalities, settings, and weather in such detail that you feel you are a participant in the novel. Cage of Stars centers around a family that has to deal with a tragedy of such proportions that they feel they'll never recover.
Mitchard describes a family that is so familiar, it could by your family. She describes personalities, settings, and weather in such detail that you feel you are a participant in the novel. Cage of Stars centers around a family that has to deal with a tragedy of such proportions that they feel they'll never recover.The Swan family leads a simple life in a rural town in central Utah. They are surrounded by family and church members that mirror their way of life. Tragedy strikes in the form of murder that claims the lives of the two youngest daughters. The family struggles to deal with the deaths and the parents even begin to forgive the killer. The oldest daughter, Veronica, is outraged by her parents betrayal and distances herself from those who love her. This is a novel that will tear at your heart no matter how emotional you normally are.
Similar Novels: A Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult and We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates
Length: 304 pages
Copyright: May 2006
