Maya tries unsuccessfully to convince her husband Steven to
delay his trip with friends to New Orleans for the weekend because of the
impending hurricane headed straight for that area. After living in Raleigh,
North Carolina since Hurricane Katrina and Steven’s death Maya and her sister
Kate plan a retreat in Oriental, North Carolina. Maya likes the town where she
is on a retreat and decides to move into the small community with its serene and
calm setting different from the noise of the city where she lives.
Maya is received and accepted into her new community and invited
to join a special group that shares self-healing testimonies in a secluded area
of Hungry Mother Creek started by the Neusiok Tribe women who were early
settler inhabitants. Friendships grow from the group especially with her
landlord Hazel who is leader of the spiritual ritual. Other friendships outside
of the group is with Bay who is bossy and does not have many friends in Oriental
and Travis who teaches Maya the basics of kayaking and who holds a personal secret.
These three individuals help Maya learn the healing process to overcome the
guilt she has over her happiness after Steven’s death and their broken marriage
and the meaning of sisterhood among women.
Hungry Mother Creek tells
the story of broken marriage, handling the death of loved ones, and
relationships in a steady paced plot. Even though the character depth was there
in the main character of Maya, for some reason I could not connect emotionally.
My favorite character was Hazel the property owner with her motherly and quirky
ways. However, I recommend to booklovers of drama novels looking for a relaxing
read.
I received this book free from CLP Blog Tours in exchange for
an unbiased opinion in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission guidelines.
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