S. Rose

Sparrow in the Wind by S. Rose is an exceptional coming of age book. The main character, Cassandra Parsons lives with her parents in Racine Wisconsin in the 1960a. She does not feel close to her parents because they don't really show their affection for her. She has a Norwegian heritage and loves her Aunt Grundrun. Aunt Grundrun still has an accent, cooks from scratch, and shows her affection by the time and care that she takes fixing Cassy's hair.

One day. her father announces that they are show more moving to the back woods so that he can help his father. He closes his business and plans to repair the shacks that his father rents out. Cassie will be losing all her friends and is shocked by her father on the trip. A bond starts to build between her mother. She finds a new friend, Sparrow in the Wind (Ojiwa name). Together they find out secrets of their families and Cassy becomes mature. Able to give her parents love and understanding and stand up against the wrongs of the past and present.

S. Rose wrote this book with great intelligence and sensitivity. This story seems so real to me and kept me so engaged through out the story. She is truly a very talented storyteller. I hope that she writes more books in this genres or other genres that include family history. She has written a treasure of a book. I highly recommend it.

I received this book as a win from FirstReads but that did not influence my thoughts in this review. show less