Unraveling the Threads

by Susan Garzon

Overview

It's 1978, and Patricia Baldt Contreras is practicing medicine in New Bergen, Iowa, at a safe distance from her dysfunctional family. But her tranquility vanishes when her friend Meg receives a shocking letter from Guatemala. The anonymous writer claims that Meg's son J.J., who died in a fire twenty-four years earlier, is alive. Patricia heads for Guatemala, where she is aided by old friends Noemi and Sergio in uncovering the truth. Meanwhile, she clashes with her brother, who is intent on taking over the family's coffee plantation. Through it all, Patricia must find her place in a beloved country descending once again into violence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781951490805
Publisher:	Susan Garzon
Publication date:	09/29/2020
Series:	Knots Saga
Pages:	314
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Susan Garzon is a former anthropologist, linguist, and teacher of English as a foreign language. She lived for eight years in Latin America, two of those in Guatemala, where she spent much of her time in a Mayan town. Now retired, she lives in Oklahoma with her husband and three cats. She is pleased to have time, at last, to immerse herself in reading and writing fiction.

www.susangarzon.com

Editorial Reviews

The sequel to Reading the Knots is every bit as engaging as the first book, and just as emotionally wrenching. Back in Guatemala, on a trip from the USA, Patricia teams up with her indigenous friend, Noemi, to solve the mystery of an anonymous letter. A violent confrontation with her brother forces Patricia to make some hard decisions about her future, her mother, and the country she thought she'd left forever. She sees Noemi facing similar challenges as she chooses between an unsatisfactory marriage and her duty to her father. Through their stories, the author examines the questions of family, loyalty, and the power of love to heal loss. With interesting new characters and an intriguing plot, the story moves at a good pace and offers a very satisfactory ending. --Carrie Bedford, author of the Galla Placidia series and the Aura series.

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