The Storyteller's Daughter (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
A touching story of a daughter's quest to learn the truth about her birth and childhood that her mother has related to her as "fairy tales", usually featuring foods. When Meg reaches the age of eight she realizes the stories her mother tells of her birth and childhood can not have happened as her mother as related them to her. Meg rebels and banishes fantasy from her life and pursues realistic, fact based interests. Upon starting graduate study, her mother becomes ill and making Meg's quest for the truth more urgent. I found this to be an enjoyable read and appreciated the author's portrayal of this mother/daughter relationship. I belong to two books club, and both read a variety of books that I enjoy for the most part. But many times, the themes are serious and thought-provoking with difficult or sad endings. So,once in a while I like to read books that I consider light and that have a happy ending. So, I picked up this book thinking it would be a light read. And it was, sort of. This is a very human book. It is about a mother and daughter relationship with the daughter struggling to understand who she is. The characters are well formed and the story kept me wanting to know more. I always feel better for reading books like this. I am going to recommend it to one of my books clubs; the other, maybe so.
What do You think about The Storyteller's Daughter (2012)?
Makes you think about science and imagination - how they disagree - how they agree.
—WildKat
