Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing (January 22, 2013) Category: Women’s Fiction, Literary Fiction, Relationships, Touching on supernatural Tour Date: Mid May, 2013 Available in: eBook, 180 pages
Sometimes the ties that bind people together can also tear them apart. In FINDING LILY, first-time novelist Lisa D. Ellis explores that delicate balance that exists in all relationships and tries to find meaning in a world that is sometimes kind and sometimes harsh.
Her narrator Claire, who is reeling after the unexpected loss of a newborn baby Lily, walks the fine line between love, loss, heartache and healing. Unable to cope with her grief, which seems magnified by her husband Jim’s colder coping style, Claire leaves Jim behind and runs away to live in a lighthouse she had fallen in love with as a child.
At first all Claire wants is an escape but slowly, the lighthouse sheds new light on her situation and helps her re-imagine her life in a new way, sometimes with her feet on the ground and sometimes lifting up beyond the boundaries of reality to help her reconnect with Lily. Claire’s memorable journey to the lighthouse — and back again — is a story of hope and of possibility.
Readers will fall in love with Claire and with the rich images and rhythmic tones that Ellis masterfully weaves from the very first page through to the satisfying conclusion of FINDING LILY.
My Thoughts:
Claire brought forth emotions in me I didn’t know I had. That of a mother losing her child. Lily had a very short life as an infant and both Lily and her husband, Jim grieve for their loss. However, Jim feels very cold and distant to Claire, she wants him to share his feeling but he can’t.
Claire decides to go stay at the lighthouse where her and Jim met to try to work through her grief along. She had always been drawn to the lighthouse since she was a little girl and it called for her to live there for awhile.
Claire met some interesting characters while living at the lighthouse but most of the time she was alone, so this book was mostly narrative. I usually prefer a lot of character interaction however, the structure of Finding Lily worked well for me despite that. Claire had to be alone to work through her feelings and to find a way to say goodbye to Lily.
I found Finding Lily to be a refreshing change of pace to challenge me on what I may do if I were in Claire’s position. It was suprising to me how much the narative style drew me in. I commend Lisa Ellis for the well written story and hopes she keeps working at her craft. I highly recommend Finding Lily!
5/5
This ebook was sent to me for my honest review.
About Lisa Ellis:
Lisa Ellis is a writer whose short fiction has appeared in a number of literary journals and magazines. FINDING LILY is her first novel. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Boston University and provides health content regularly for hospitals and websites in New England and the tri-state area.
Thanks to Lisa Ellis, we are giving away 3 ebook copies of the book. This giveaway is open internationally and ends on June 8th. Please use Rafflecopter to enter.
Copyright 2007-2010: All the posts within this blog were originally posted by Teddy Rose and should not be reproduced without express written permission.
Teddy, Thanks so much for your thoughtful review and thanks to all of you for your interest in my book! I hope you will all enjoy it. While it sounds sad, I promise you that the journey is quite rewarding and has a satisfying ending! I will give any more away than that…. 🙂 Lisa Ellis
It sounds heartbreaking but I so want to read it! Thanks for this giveaway!
Sounds very interesting and emotional. Would have to time reading it just right.
I’m reading my comment and it doesn’t make any sense lol,I tried to say… that I need to take time to read it right hehe
Excellent review. Sounds like a fantastic read, adding to my TBR 🙂
Teddy, Thanks so much for your thoughtful review and thanks to all of you for your interest in my book! I hope you will all enjoy it. While it sounds sad, I promise you that the journey is quite rewarding and has a satisfying ending! I will give any more away than that…. 🙂
Lisa Ellis