An Absence So Great

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I am in the middle of reading this book called An Absence So Great by Jane Kirkpatrick. It’s an historical fiction novel set in the early twentieth century. It has beautiful photographs and descriptions in it. I can’t tell if the book has been slower to get started, or if I have just had a hard time since I only get to read for about five minutes at a time. I am starting to enjoy the book, it’s just taking me forever to read! I have been reading it for two or three weeks now and I am only about a third of the way through. Normally it takes me just a few days to read a book.

Here is a quick summary of the story in case you are interested:
Inspired by the engaging stories told through her grandmother’s photographs taken at the turn of the century, award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick provides a portrait of the tension between darkness and light in the soul of a young woman pursuing her professional dreams.

Jessie gains footing on her dream to one day own her own studio and soon finds herself in other Midwest towns, pursuing her profession. But even a job she loves can’t keep those painful memories from seeping into her heart, and the shadows of a forbidden love threaten to darken the portrait of her life.

I am looking forward to finishing this book… someday… and seeing where she ends up!

This book was provided for review by the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group.

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