Review: The Broken Weathervane by Laura DeNooyer

 

The Broken Weathervane is also a split-time novel, but set in a small-town university campus in Wisconsin 

Blurb:

How far will a person go to help a loved one thrive? As Leslie Wickersham, Raymond University grants officer, seeks information to unravel a family mystery, English professor Gregory Stafford seeks an elusive interview with one more Buckwalter relative for his upcoming author biography. While Greg and Leslie each guard coveted details from each other, her goals are further complicated by letters of blackmail threatening to reveal all she has worked hard to hide. In this dual timeline novel alternating between 2015 and the 1950s, loyalty is tested and secrets abound when family honor collides with truth.

Endorsement:

“Laura DeNooyer winds a unique and mesmerizing strand of story DNA, as she entwines captivating characters, complex plot, and compelling literary beauty in The Broken Weathervane. While she tackles issues of mental illness trauma in a true way that displays both our innate human frailty and beautiful fullness, DeNooyer writes with grace and depth. Most importantly, the story doesn’t fail to culminate in hope and compassion. With her signature style, complicated relationships are explored and the past is unraveled, and DeNooyer drops mentions of other literary works like sweet lemon drops to savor along the way. Readers will relish this enthralling story.”

–Naomi Musch, Historical fiction author and award finalist for Season of My Enemy, The Angel and the Sky Pilot (Courting the Country Preacher), and Mist O’er the Voyageur.

My Review:

I have had the pleasure of reading books from Laura DeNooyer and was exited to read her newest release, The Broken Weathervane. I thoroughly enjoyed this dual timeline novel that was captivating to dive into. I loved meeting the characters that were intriguing. It was fun transporting back in time to the 1950s and back again to 2015. I wanted to keep reading to find out when the secrets were revealed.

I am giving The Broken Weathervane five stars. I highly recommend it for readers who love to read split time novels. As always, I will be on the lookout for more books from the talented Laura DeNooyer in the future. 

I received a digital copy of Laura DeNooyer's The Broken Weathervane from the author, but was not required to write a review, nor a positive one. This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion.