The Light Through the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah

Ellies is no longer herself she is on a road of destruction, her husband and mother in law are not helping at all, on the contrary, they're making her feel worst with their constant accusations and terrible coldness, they don't even know what she is going through and still, they kept adding more to ger plate. This is the story of Ellies and Viola, Ellies is having a terrible moment driving around to hold herself together as she just experienced something that was breaking her in many places, without not knowing how to handle her broken self, she made the mistake of leaven her daughter unattended and this when things went to hell. This book had me all over the place in a good way, I didn't expect many of the things that happened and they were even a shock but wow that's what makes a good book something totally unexpected. But despite her mother’s cautions, Raven finds herself longing for something more.Īs Ellis and Raven each confront their powerful longings, their journeys will converge in unexpected and hopeful ways, pulled together by the forces of nature, love, and family. With each lesson comes a warning of what dangers lie in the world beyond her isolated haven. Raven spends her days learning how to use her rare gifts - and more important, how to hide them. She must never speak to outsiders about how her mother makes miracles spring from the earth, or about her father, whose mysterious presence sometimes frightens her.

In a remote area of Washington, a young girl named Raven keeps secrets inside, too. Convinced she can only do more harm to her family, Ellis leaves her husband and young sons, burying her desperate ache for her children deeper with every step into the mountain wildernesses she treks alone. A breaking point in an already fractured marriage, Viola’s abduction causes Ellis to disappear as well - into grief, guilt, and addiction. In a moment of crisis, Ellis Abbey leaves her daughter, Viola, unattended - for just a few minutes. One unbearable mistake at the edge of the forest.

Go on a powerful journey of forgiveness and healing with The Light Through the Leaves, a transcendent novel of love, loss, and self-discovery by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Where the Forest Meets the Stars.

The Light Through the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah