Talking to the Dead
Bonnie Grove
Paperback, 320 pp., $14.99
David C. Cook (June 1, 2009)
Young widow Kate Davis can’t move on – because her husband, Kevin, keeps talking to her! Group therapy is her last attempt to find sanity, and there she meets Pastor Jack, who quiets her mind. But when she stumbles upon a secret Kevin was hiding, he begins to shout at her. Will his voice ever stop?
Talking to the Dead by Bonnie Grove is full of surprises for its readers. Kate Davis’ life has shattered in the unexpected death of her husband Kevin. She can’t eat or sleep or even go up the stairs to their bedroom. Her friends and family are worried about her, but they’d worry even more if they knew that Kevin was talking to Kate. She finds great comfort in the words of the man she loved with her whole being, and it seems to be helping her ability to grieve, at least at first. When I first read the description of this book, I was hooked. It sounded like a light-hearted and fun look at dealing with devastating grief. I expected a quick, fun read. Then Kevin stopped talking and started shouting, and Kate started recovering lost memories, and the book took a completely unexpected turn. Kate’s quest to discover the source of his voice and then the truth behind his death lead her and the reader into dark places. The novel’s sudden U-turn brings a great deal of depth and emotion to Kate and the story. I was completely blown away by Kate’s journey and shocked that Grove never took the easy way out. There are no easy answers here, the bad guys don’t get their just desserts, and Kate suffers unimaginably. Through it all, Grove somehow manages to keep a touch of humor so the story never gets too heavy or depressing. This is a stunning and in the end, amazingly beautiful novel of redemption and forgiveness.
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