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Creating suspense with a question about an old murder leads this book off with a grabber. The main character, Georgie, is an anthropologist who is driven to discover things that are lost so they can be found. In this instance, it is the true murderer of her mother. Shifts in point of view as well as time slowly reveal the pieces of the murderous puzzle. While several of the characters are well-drawn, others are stock characters who just seemed needed to populate the book. I had hoped for a more satisfying ending – felt a little cheated.

This was an enjoyable read - a bit disjointed in parts but it works because the characters themselves are a bit disjointed. Arguably, the main protagonist, Georgie and her grandson Thomas are the driving force of the plot which meanders and did not end up quite like one would hope. But Georgie's ethereal quality and Thomas's wit more than make up for the wandering plot and at times confusing character development of the other characters. Thomas Davies is a pure delight and offers the acerbic wit and personality the novel needs to keep it interesting.

The protagonist of the novel, Georgianna, found a letter from her dead father promising "More News Tomorrow". This was in reference to her mother's murder in 1941. As readers, we learn about the circumstances before the murder 66 years ago however, we are primarily in July 2008, with Georgianna and her family as she pursues "more news". I enjoyed the 'two story' writing. Learning first hand about the characters in 1941 made the search for details about the murder in present time more interesting. Characters were well fleshed out and sympathetic. The plot was engaging with many twists that were surprising, but still believable. Although I felt the ending was poor and lacked a satisfying conclusion, the novel would be great for discussion in a book club.

This story is an easy read, but full of topics, like loss of parents and husband, bigotry, religion, and family dynamics for good book club discussion. Main characters were done well in an interesting plot and a pretty setting on a river in Wisconsin. I liked this book, but found a few parts disjointed or maybe random. The relationship of Grandmother and Grandson was my favorite and their conversations about loss and change have stuck with me. I will be recommending this novel.

This was a very interesting book, though it confused me lots of times. I found Georgiana to be a bit odd, but the same could be said for all of the characters in the book.

After going through the experiences Georgie had gone through, I can understand why she wanted to know the answer to whether or not her father had killed her mother, but I didn't understand why she didn't try to find out for herself, before hearing from Roosevelt. Her reactions to all that happened on the trip back to Missing Lake, with her family, were also a surprise to me...as were some of the reactions of her family members. It did show how all members of a family are different.

What Georgie discovered didn't surprise me, but I wished there were more to the story than that.

I found this enjoyable, but there were so many things that I wanted to know more about. Like Georgie's Home for the Incurables, and her family and her mother and father. I definitely wanted to know more about Clementine and Roosevelt. I felt like many of the characters were under used and underdeveloped, but this was a quick and compelling read. I often enjoy multiple time period books, and this was no exception. I wish there had been just a little bit more.

This book had so many layers that could have made a good novel become a great novel. I found myself less interested in the murder and wanting more story about being a young widow, the House of Incurables and what this meant to Georgie and who lived there, William's life as an immigrant, the role segregation played on the affair between William and Clementine, Thomas' adjustments after the death of his father, the character of Venus. I liked it but it kind of felt like an outline of a really good story to come.

I had a hard time getting into the book. I am not a fan of chapters going back and forth in time as I tend to get confused! I stuck it out because I wanted to find out who really killed Georgie's mother. I really liked the relationship between Thomas and Georgie. They had a special bond. There were also a lot of characters to keep remembering who they were and who was related to whom. I don't think the author did a great job doing that.