The Sunflower Forest

The action in Torey Hayden's physcological novel 'The Sunflower Forest' is seen through the eyes of the teenage daughter of a disturbed mother. She is embarrassed by her mother's strange ways so she does not bring her friends home. All Lesley wants is normality. This is contrasted with her boyfriend's family - not really happy together but at least normal.
However Lesley's younger sister Megan is obsessed with details of the holocaust and may be partly responsible for opening a can of worms. Or maybe the mother's past just overwhelms her, resulting in a tragedy which takes Lesley across the world to try to come to terms with what she now knows.

This is different from the work that Torey is known for- her non-fiction books. I am a huge fan of Torey's books and love each and every one that I have read- this one included. Fans of her non-fiction will easily recognize her style and flow in this story. Its a beautifully sad story about a mother's struggle to deal with her past in Nazi Germany. It is told through the eyes of her teenage daughter. Its been a long time since I've read it but it has always stayed with me.

Haven't read a Torey Hayden novel for a few years. This one didn't disappoint, though sad and disturbing I was hooked and didn't expect the plot to turn out as it did.

This was the first "novel" I read by Torey and it was GOOD :)

Torey's first fiction novel. I like her story line and plot.

Une fillette et une adolescente sont élevées par une mère "bizarre" et un père qui est aux petits soins pour elle. Le traumatisme qu'elle a subi se dévoile petit à petit.
L'histoire est très bien menée, ce qui, malgré sa noirceur, en fait un roman agréable à lire.