The Unmaking Of June Farrow - Adrienne Young

Fiction

Rating: 9/10

Her whole life June Farrow knew the madness that had plagued all the women in her family would come for her. That’s why she never let herself dream of falling in love or having a child. Denying the yearning that has been festering for as long as she can remember. But her hidden desires have always been there, simmering beneath the surface. She could find a way to live with it as long as she ensured that the Farrow curse ended with her.

Just days after the death of the beloved grandmother that raised her, June receives a photograph of her long missing mother and a murdered preacher. As she delves into this mystery, she unearths secrets she may not be prepared for. Can she be alive in two different places, in two different times?

When she opens a door in a place none should be, June finds herself fifty years in the past, in a place she is known. But not welcome. Not even by the husband and daughter she left behind. As the memories of this other life come back in flashes, she finds herself confronted by an impossible choice. Does she stay? And if she does, what happens to the life she knew before? Will she be forced to pay for sins she cannot remember committing?

A deeply moving and beautiful story, reminiscent of classic romantic films.

Book Pairing(s): Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, Meet Me In Another Life by Catriona Silvey, An Ocean Of Minutes by Thea Lim