Amaryllis in Blueberry (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781439156896)

In the stirring tradition of The Secret Life of Bees and The Poisonwood Bible, Amaryllis in Blueberry explores the complexity of human relationships set against an unforgettable backdrop. Told through the haunting voices of Dick and Seena Slepy and their four daughters, Christina Meldrum's soulful novel weaves together the past and the present of a family harmed--and healed--by buried secrets.

"Maybe, unlike hope, truth couldn't be contained in a jar. . . ."

Meet the Slepys: Dick, the stern doctor, the na?e husband, a man devoted to both facts and faith; Seena, the storyteller, the restless wife, a mother of four, a lover of myth. And their children, the Marys: Mary Grace, the devastating beauty; Mary Tessa, the insistent inquisitor; Mary Catherine, the saintly, lost soul; and finally, Amaryllis, Seena's unspoken favorite, born with the mystifying ability to sense the future, touch the past, and distinguish the truth tellers from the most convincing liar of all.

When Dick insists his family move from Michigan to the unfamiliar world of Africa for missionary work, he can't possibly foresee how this new land and its people will entrance and change his daughters--and himself--forever.

Nor can he predict how Africa will spur his wife Seena toward an old but unforgotten obsession. In fact, Seena may be falling into a trance of her own. . . .

Author: Christina Meldrum
ISBN-10: 1439156891
ISBN-13: 9781439156896
Publisher: Gallery Books
Language: English
Published: 02/08/2011
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.18h x 5.69w x 1.09d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/15/2011 pg. 48
Publishers Weekly 12/13/2010
Library Journal 01/01/2011 pg. 88
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2010 pg. 1236
Romantic Times 03/01/2011 pg. 48 - Excellent