Joelle Fraser

After a divorce and a shared custody arrangement, Joelle takes her young son and moves to the very edge of the town where she had previously lived. It was a small house in the forest, far enough away from everyone where she could heal and learn to adjust to her new life. Many experiences later, the cold, the snow, things she had to learn to manage herself she is feeling stronger. Some good things happen and then more bad but she learns a great appreciation for nature and a simpler life. I show more liked reading this and I wondered if I would be brave enough to live in the woods, by myself, far enough away that you cannot even see your neighbors. I really don't know, but I liked reading about the quaintness and the peacefulness, and loved learning about her family, the grandmother that came from Sweden, leaving her many children behind. I also loved that she quoted from books, and that they became her trusted companions. show less