Review: The Swan House
4 stars.
Mary Swan Middleton has always taken for granted the advantages that come with being the daughter of a wealthy Atlanta couple. However, an unexpected plane crash that touches all of Atlanta sends her life reeling in a different direction. When the family maid challenges her to reach out to those in greater need to help ease her pain, Middleton meets Carl and everything changes. Although Carl is the exact opposite of Middleton, he possesses something that her privileged life could not give her. Along the way, she uncovers a mystery that leads her to learn far more than she could ever have imagined.
The Swan House is a brilliantly written story by Elizabeth Musser. Musser takes readers back to the 1960s, when segregation was still a large part of life in the United States, especially in the Deep South. While easy to read and fictional, “The Swan House” portrays the time period wonderfully and keeps readers interested through characters who are easy to relate to.
If you like this, check out “Words Unspoken.”
