Rules
for Moving
by
Kindle
Edition, 412 pages
Expected publication:
May 19th 2020 by Lake Union Publishing
From
bestselling author Nancy Star comes a deeply moving novel about the truths we
hide from others and the lies we tell ourselves.
To the outside
world, beloved advice columnist Lane Meckler has all the answers. What no one
knows is that she also has a secret: her life is a disaster, and it’s just
gotten worse. Her husband, whom she was planning to leave, has died in a freak
accident. Her six-year-old son, Henry, has stopped speaking to everyone but
her. Lane’s solution? Move. Growing up, that was what her family did best.
But when she
and Henry pack up and leave, Lane realizes that their next home is no better,
and she finally begins to ask herself some hard questions. What made her family
move so often? Why has she always felt like an outsider? How can she get Henry
to speak?
On a journey to
help her son find his voice, Lane discovers that somewhere along the way she
lost her own. If she wants to help him, she’ll need to find the courage to face
the past and to speak the truth she’s been hiding from for years.
My Thoughts…
From the very
beginning I could tell that there were many layers to this story. Each layer seems to play into another layer
and as those layers start coming apart there are many ah-huh moments. For some reason, with this story I did not
try to solve the story. I let Nancy Star
tell the story and I happily followed along with it. There were times that I was surprised at
where I was taken and times that I was shocked that I did not see what was
happening coming.
Henry was “the character”
for me. I loved that he got his own
voice and got to tell his story from his own point of view. The misuse of words was perfect for his age,
the following the rules was true to a young child, and the love he felt for his
mother made my heart full. Henry had an
interesting story to tell and an interesting perspective on many adult
issues. He took things his own way,
handled them the only way he could, and was still a lovable, fun little
boy.
Rules for
Moving is my first book by Nancy Star and I will be looking forward to more
from her.
** Thank you
Ashley Vanicek at Amazon Publishing and NetGalley for a copy of the book in
exchange for my honest review.
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