A timeless American classic rediscovered—an unforgettable saga of a heartland family
On a farm in western Missouri during the first half of the twentieth century, Matthew and Callie Soames create a life for themselves and raise four headstrong daughters. Jessica will break their hearts. Leonie will fall in love with the wrong man. Mary Jo will escape to New York. And wild child Mathy’s fate will … fate will be the family’s greatest tragedy. Over the decades they will love, deceive, comfort, forgive—and, ultimately, they will come to cherish all the more fiercely the bonds of love that hold the family together.
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Good story but not great. Likeable characters and good story line.
I rarely write reviews, but felt compelled to do so fo!r The Moonflower Vine because I loved it so much. I felt a kinship with each member of the Soames family as I saw at least some of each of their traits in myself. It was written with wonderful insight, immense empathy and great wisdom. What a shame that Jetta Carleton wrote only one novel …
I was disappointed with this book. To me it was ‘hum-drum’….thought I would never get to the end!
Hauntingly realistic.
I thought it was boring.
One of my all-time favorites
I loved the book and deliberately slowed down to prolong my enjoyment of this wonderfully written gem. The setting is rural Missouri in the early 1900’s. The family life portrayed is, like most families, complex. Jetta Carleton’s characters are marvelously illustrated through her detailed and sensitive descriptions as well as their interactions …