women's fiction
Sadie, after being saved from drowning, now has silver hair,
the inability to feel pain, and heals extremely quickly from injuries. Shortly
after the lake accident, she had fled her Alabama hometown to find her own way in life
without small-town opinions and prejudices.
But she’s returned home eight years later to help her sister take care
of their mother, who is recovering from a heart attack, and Sadie must now face
her past.
I enjoyed the magical realism and Heather Webber’s
characters. They each had their own
issues they were dealing with like lack of taking responsibility, the loss of a
parent, or a changing marital relationship. Would they all be able to heal from
this point forward? There was obviously
love within Sadie’s family, everyone had friends or jobs they enjoyed, yet
everyone also needed to improve their situations a bit.
After Sadie’s accident, her family members’ lives all seemed
to run off the tracks a bit. But after returning home, there was healing, reconciliation,
understanding, and re-orienting. The
necessity of love and following your heart were central themes. The story was a
bit sappy at times but also heartwarming. I loved the way The Lights of Sugarberry Cove ended.
The audiobook was narrated by Hallie Ricardo and Stephanie Willis. They both read so slowly that I
increased the audio speed to 1.25 while listening. Other than that exaggerated southern
affectation, they were good voice actors and both had terrific vocal repertoires. The one voicing Sadie (I think that was Willis)
even sang a little which is something I wish all narrators would do when their
characters sing. I give them both an A.
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