From the dust jacket:
Mary Alice Monroe returns to the heart of the Lowcountry with a richly textured story about family, loss and the heartbreaking compromises people make in the name of love.
Sweetgrass is a historical tract of land in South Carolina that has been home to the Blakely family for eight generations. But Sweetgrass--named for the indigenous grass that grows in the area--is in trouble. Taxes are skyrocketing. Bulldozers are leveling the surrounding properties. And the Blakelys could be forced to sell the one thing that continues to hold their disintegrating family together.
For Mary June Blakely, the prospect of leaving is bittersweet. Her life at Sweetgrass has been filled with both joy and heartache. She's raised her children here, but watched as tragedy drove them away. And though she knows leaving would finally mend her heart, moving her ill husband form the land he loves would break his. So she finds the strength to stay and fight--for her children, her marriage and her home.
For Nona Bennett, the prospect of Sweetgrass being sold is unimaginable. Her family has woven the grass into baskets since the days slavery, and her stake in the land has endured for generations. Nona's roots are as imbedded in the Blakely family as her beloved sweetgrass is in the earth. She has seen firsthand the pain that they have suffered, and she alone understands that they can heal onle once they decide what it really means to be a family.
In this poignant novel of hope, acceptance and the powerful gift of forgiveness, Mary Alive Monroe paints an intimate portrait of a family that must learn to unravel old patterns and weave together a new future.
My Thoughts:
The description pretty much says it all, but really doesn't stress how moving this novel is. I was fully invested in this story, heart and soul. It was wonderful, and show how a strong family can pull together in times of strife. I highly recommend reading it. I am going to find her other books I have yet to read.
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