These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant.
Thank you to St. Martin's Press/Minotaur Books for the advanced copy to read and review.
Synopsis
A father and daughter living in the remote Appalachian mountains must reckon with the ghosts of their past in Kimi Cunningham Grant's These Silent Woods, a mesmerizing novel of suspense.
No electricity, no family, no connection to the outside world. For eight years, Cooper and his young daughter, Finch, have lived in isolation in a remote cabin in the northern Appalachian woods. And that's exactly the way Cooper wants it, because he's got a lot to hide. Finch has been raised on the books filling the cabin’s shelves and the beautiful but brutal code of life in the wilderness. But she’s starting to push back against the sheltered life Cooper has created for her—and he’s still haunted by the painful truth of what it took to get them there.
The only people who know they exist are a mysterious local hermit named Scotland, and Cooper's old friend, Jake, who visits each winter to bring them food and supplies. But this year, Jake doesn't show up, setting off an irreversible chain of events that reveals just how precarious their situation really is. Suddenly, the boundaries of their safe haven have blurred—and when a stranger wanders into their woods, Finch’s growing obsession with her could put them all in danger. After a shocking disappearance threatens to upend the only life Finch has ever known, Cooper is forced to decide whether to keep hiding—or finally face the sins of his past.
Vividly atmospheric and masterfully tense, These Silent Woods is a poignant story of survival, sacrifice, and how far a father will go when faced with losing it all.
My Thoughts
A novel about friendship, grief and grieving, family, forgiveness, and the bond between a father and daughter. I didn't want to stop reading this book. Reading later than I should have been up in the evening and kept telling myself, I just have to finish this chapter before going to sleep.
This would be a good book for book clubs to read together and discuss.
Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Minotaur Books for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.
My Rating: 5/5
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Book Details
Author: Kimi Cunningham Grant
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Publication Date: November 16, 2021.
Genre: Fiction. Thriller/suspense. Crime. Literary Fiction.
Edition: Paperback.
Pages: 288.
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