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    Indigo Hill: A Novel
    Indigo Hill: A Novel
    Indigo Hill: A Novel
    Audiobook6 hours

    Indigo Hill: A Novel

    Written by Liz Rosenberg

    Narrated by Tavia Gilbert

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    When Alma Johansson learns she’s dying, she takes the news surprisingly well—much better than her two grown daughters, Louisa and Michelle. And when Alma starts hinting at a long-kept secret, they are even more caught off guard. Their mother's life was an open book, so what could she possibly have kept from them?

    After Alma’s will is read revealing the secret, her last words take on new meaning. They also bring back decades-old memories of a terrible fire on Indigo Hill—a fiery explosion that killed five of their friends. For Louisa, the eldest daughter, those scars are still with her.

    Now, with their mother's past out in the open, Louisa and Michelle must confront their own secrets in the present to have any chance at a meaningful future.

    Indigo Hill is a darkly funny, bittersweet novel about guilt, love, family, and memory.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateNov 13, 2018
    ISBN9781978623149
    Indigo Hill: A Novel
    Author

    Liz Rosenberg

    Liz Rosenberg is the author of more than thirty books, including the critically acclaimed, bestselling novels The Moonlight Palace, The Laws of Gravity, and Home Repair. She is also a prize-winning poet and children’s book author. For over twenty years, she was a book review columnist at the Boston Globe. She teaches creative writing and English at Binghamton University. She has also guest-taught at Bennington College, Colgate University, Sarah Lawrence College, and Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She divides her time between Upstate New York, Florida, and Worcester, Massachusetts. She lives with her daughter, Lily, and their dog, Sophie. Her son, Eli, a comic and podcaster, lives in New York City. Visit Liz on Facebook for updates, extraordinary photos of ordinary beauty, and more information.

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    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed the book and would give it 3.5 stars. I wish there was a bit more to the ending, especially about Alma. The last chapter gives a little glimpse of about Alma but I thought there was more of her story to tell. What was the point of the Picasso plates? I never understood why Michelle did that to Tom. Alma Johansson is about to confide something to her daughters, but never gets the chance. Michelle and Louisa learn their mom's secret during the reading of her will. Honestly, I expected something worse. Michelle and Louisa are both shocked and had no idea. Their reactions could not be more different. Michelle is happy about it and sees it as something positive. Louisa is mad and angry (although that seems to be her normal reaction to everything) and wants to contest the will. Throughout the book you get to know more about the family. I really liked the story, characters and writing style. The characters were realistic and my favorite was probably Sierra. She had a sense of humor and bonded the most with Tom. Louisa was hard to take. I can understand why she was so unhappy and treated her sister the way she did. Louisa had to be jealous of her sister, especially since Michelle had such a loving relationship with her husband. I'm not sure how Louisa lived with Art for so long. Everything had to be beige and no color was allowed in the house. Louisa didn't even wear bright colors because her husband didn't like it. Plus, Louisa couldn't get over what happened on Indigo Hill. The fire is what changed her life and I think she might blame herself since she made it known that it was cold in the shack. Definitely recommend the book and I look forward to reading more from the author. The cover of the book is the perfect.Thanks to NetGalley, Lake Union Publishing and the author, Liz Rosenberg, for a free electronic ARC of this novel.