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in and around Santa Fe, New Mexico, Finding Casey picks up where Solomons Oak leaves off, The shadow of Caseys disappearance continues to haunt Glory, Joseph, and Juniper Vigil, The New Mexico setting functions as a character in the story and the beauty of the country, history and resilient character of the people are authentically portrayed.


Recommended by Eileen J,
I love JoAnn Mapsons books! The settings are so real I could swear I live there and the characters feel like friends of mine.
This was a great sequel to Solomons Oak! I loved this book, I haven't read sitelinkSolomon's Oak which has the same charachters, but I don't think you needed to, It wasn't a sequel where you needed to read the previous one, The characters were great and the description of New Mexico was wonderful, I really liked the story, The ending was not a disappointment either, I highly reccomend it and it doesn't take too long to read, I can't wait to read sitelinkSolomon's Oak,. . I did't know this was a sequel when I started to read it, but I enjoyed the story anyway amp I will go amp read the first book, sitelinkSoloman's Oak.
takes place in New Mexico amp I loved the feel of the story, amp the characters were likable amp well developed, Many things came together amp it was a good solid story, . . FINDING CASEY

JoAnn Mapson

FINDING CASEY is a book about families, ghosts and the bonding between sisters,

Glory Vigil, pregnant athas a whole new life nesting in her New Mexico style home with her husband in Santa Fe.
Her adopted daughter, Juniper is home from college for Thanksgiving but remains haunted by the disappearance of her sister, Glorys sister also arrives for the holidays after being dumped by her husband,

The binds of family are unbreakable and this is a wonderful journey into the depth of the human heart, Ms. Mapsons writing is very honest and full of daring insights despite some terribly predictable story lines,

FINDING CASEY is a tribute to the American Southwest featuring its cuisine, its marvelous landscapes, a glimpse into an abusive cult and a great education about Native American pottery and their legends.

I had to stop reading this about halfway through after this quote:
"She loved essays, Maybe shed love sex. She certainly loved his kisses, and the way he was running his fingertips down her cheek was unreal sick awesome tantalizing, "
I can't.
The one storyline about the woman from the religious cult compound and having to furtively take her daughter to the hospital was really interesting.
I kind of want to keep reading for that plot line, But the other main plot was extremely mundane and injected with these lines that were just too goofy or sweetlysickening to carry on.
The characters are not rounded, either mostly perfect or highly flawed,
There are so many tidbits thrown in about Santa Fe, which I thought I'd love it is the reason I'm reading this book but it's too much.
And there are so many other random tidbits that are clearly thrown in as the author's petinterests that have little to do with the plot.
Just needed something quick and easy to get involved with, Not exactly that kind of book, The setting, New Mexico, was fascinating to me, The characters, a mixed bag, Loved and believed Glory and Joe, but Juniper and her boyfriend, not so much, When she gets involved with Chico, it's a bit more interesting, . . but the simultaneous plotJuniper's sister, Casey, is way weird and upsetting, A Martha, Marcy, May Marlene kind of story, Way weird. The plot is so neatly wrapped up, it's ridiculous, and yet, it was just the kind of book I wanted to read over the past two dayscompelling, interesting setting, a few great characters, and nothing terribly demanding, except the horror of what some women experience is always demanding, once you realize it actually happens.
So I give this a mixed review but I couldn't stop reading, This was a sweet story with likeable characters and occasionally some very humorous dialogue, There are two alternating stories that don't converge until near the end, with dramatic results, The various characters are touched by loss, evil, good fortune, and love, with a ghost woven into the mix for good measure.


What I most enjoyed was the richly layered setting in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with enough detail about places, customs, and local traditions to endear it to those of us who know and love that wonderful town.

In an old house in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Glory And Joseph Vigil settle in to nest, Leaving behind the home at Solomon's Oak, in California, was a big step, but from the first moment that Glory sees this crumbling dwelling, she feels connected to it.


Its old bones, its history, and possibly its ghostall combine to help this family begin again,

Juniper, the adopted daughter of Glory and Joseph, and formerly a foster child, is also renewing her life, leaving behindalmostthe painful memories of her lost sister Casey and forging a university course of study in Anthropology.


Meanwhile, in an alternate story, a young woman tells her tale in the first person narrative, She calls herself Laurel Smith and lives on the commune outside of town called The Farm, It doesn't take long to feel the palpable fear that haunts every footstep, But in spite of her terror, Laurel takes a leap of faith to get emergency medical care for her daughter Aspen, and her life changes in immeasurable ways,

How will Juniper's fascination for the pottery and relics of the past lead her into her own past Will her first love be a true love, or is there someone unexpected that will redirect her destiny Will Glory's surprise pregnancy at fortyone be a gift that will change her world

Having met these characters before in "Solomon's Oak: A Novel," I was immediately hooked into this story, and loved the way that the past, the present, and the future seemingly converged in a way that made me smile.
A feel good look into what forms a family and how the past is

never really behind us made me root for all these characters.
The coincidences that brought these lives together were fairly predictable, but told in such a way that I had to give "Finding Casey: A Novel" five anyway.
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