Monday, June 11, 2012

A Tumbled Stone - a review

Here is my review of Marcia Laycock's book A TUMBLED STONE. You may wish to link to some other posts about Marcia and her books.
Interview
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One Smooth Stone review

A Tumbled Stone - review


A Tumbled Stone by Marcia Laycock is the sequel to her first novel One Smooth Stone. I loved the first book and was anxious to read the second installment. I wasn’t disappointed. A Tumbled Stone introduces Andrea, a fostered teenager who has struggled all her life to fit in while living on a farm in rural Saskatchewan. When she finds that she is pregnant, she decides to run away to the city. The book also follows the life of Alex Perrin (Donnelly), whose adventures and oftentimes traumatic discoveries are laid out in book one. It is at the end of One Smooth Stone that we discover Alex has a sister, and you guessed correctly – it’s Andrea. A Tumbled Stone is primarily Andrea’s story, however, but woven throughout is Alex’s search for her. If you enjoyed the first book you won’t want to miss this one. I would recommend reading book one, though, before delving into book two, since there are lots of references that might lose meaning if you haven’t. 

10 comments:

  1. I enjoyed them both, and although a person could read A Tumbled Stone without having read book one, it does make a richer experience to start from the beginning. Plus, One Smooth Stone is a good read in its own right.

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  2. I enjoyed both books doubly well since they are set in two places near and dear to my heart - Saskatchewan where I was born and raised, and the Yukon where I lived for many years.

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  3. That's a nicely concise review, Tracy

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  4. A nice review, Tracy. That does sound like a good book that would tug at the heartstrings.

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  5. I really enjoyed Marcia's first book, so I was excited to see that her second was coming out. Sometime soon I need to grab it for myself. :) Thanks for the review.

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    1. Grab it. You won't be disappointed.

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  6. Thanks for the great review, Tracy. Just home from Write!Canada where I was really pleased to win the top award in the Blog Series Category for two posts on Caring Bridge. com
    Then had an interview with a top agent who loved the excerpt I'd sent him and wants to see the full manuscript. Excited! :) Marcia

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  7. this is indeed exciting news, Marcia!

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  8. this is indeed exciting news, Marcia!

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