The Unmaking of June Farrow
the enchanting magical mystery from the author of SPELLS FOR FORGETTING
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THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
'Beautiful, atmospheric . . . you must read this book' 5* reader review
In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm - and the mysterious curse that has haunted them for generations.
Raised by her grandmother after her mother's disappearance, June Farrow has kept secret from the town that her unravelling has begun. After her grandmother's death, June follows a series of clues that link her mother's disappearance to the town's dark history, leading finally to a mysterious door.
Upon crossing the threshold, June embarks on a journey that will not only change both the past and the future, but entangle her fate and her heart in a star-crossed love.
With The Unmaking of June Farrow, Adrienne Young delivers a brilliant story with romance, mystery, and a touch of the impossible: a story you will never forget.
HEAR WHAT EVERYONE'S SAYING ABOUT ADRIENNE YOUNG
'Spellbinding' JODI PICOULT
'Delightful' 5* READER REVIEW
'Bewitching' REBECCA ROSS
'Addictive' 5* READER REVIEW
'Thrilling' STEPHANIE GARBER
'Captivating' 5* READER REVIEW
'Immersive' SUE LYNN TAN
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The latest from Young (Spells for Forgetting) is a lush if mind-boggling time-travel story set in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains. June, a 30-something flower farmer in the present day, fears her family's "curse" has caught up with her. She has "episodes" during which her sense of reality breaks down, and she sees a cigarette-smoking man intently watching her. One day, she comes across a red door in the middle of a field and opens it. She then finds herself transported to 1951, where she meets young farmer Eamon, who claims she's his wife and is angry that she deserted him and their four-year-old daughter, Annie, a year earlier. The confrontation with Eamon prompts her to have flashes of memory of their marriage, and as she explores this mysterious past, she discovers that her present-day life is tangled with the 1950 disappearance of her mother and the murder of a minister. While the time-traveling plot can be unnecessarily complex and full of seemingly arbitrary rules, the relationship between June and Eamon is touching and the mystery intriguing and suspenseful. Readers will root for June as she tries to find where she belongs.
