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Twenty-One Trees
Sometimes, secrets are the ties that bind two people together for life—especially the painful ones. Savannah May Holladay and her best friend from childhood, James “Birdy” Johnson, harbor many dark secrets.
Birdy also has an undying love for Savannah that spans over two decades. Unfortunately for him, Savannah is a wealthy debutante engaged to the town’s most eligible bachelor—and Birdy is a truck driver.
But after a nasty incident, Savannah wakes up in a hospital bed and can’t remember one thing about the past seven years—not her marriage to Birdy instead of her boyfriend, and especially not the birth of their four children. In what feels like an instant, she’s lost her perfect life and become an impoverished housewife.
Savannah must struggle through her memory loss to recover some kind of love for her husband and children. Will Birdy’s unwavering devotion be enough to carry her through and bring back her lost years? Or could Birdy’s own secrets make matters even worse?
Wealth, poverty, love, loss, and amnesia create a challenging road for Savannah May Holladay. Find out how she traverses these obstacles and unearths the hidden bonds with her childhood friend in Twenty-One Trees.
Review "What would it be like to wake up and not remember the last seven years of your life? I can't even imagine! Not knowing my kids or my husband... Just thinking about it breaks my heart, especially because the last few years of my life have been the best. The love between Savannah and Birdy in this story is so sweet, even though they overcome seemingly impossible obstacles. The characters in Twenty-One Trees are so realistic. You will feel as if you know them personally and keep on turning pages just to find out what happens to them next. This is a love story like no other, in which true love conquers all. Another great novel by Linda Cousine!" -Ashley Emma, bestselling author of Fearless Author and Undercover Amish
Birdy also has an undying love for Savannah that spans over two decades. Unfortunately for him, Savannah is a wealthy debutante engaged to the town’s most eligible bachelor—and Birdy is a truck driver.
But after a nasty incident, Savannah wakes up in a hospital bed and can’t remember one thing about the past seven years—not her marriage to Birdy instead of her boyfriend, and especially not the birth of their four children. In what feels like an instant, she’s lost her perfect life and become an impoverished housewife.
Savannah must struggle through her memory loss to recover some kind of love for her husband and children. Will Birdy’s unwavering devotion be enough to carry her through and bring back her lost years? Or could Birdy’s own secrets make matters even worse?
Wealth, poverty, love, loss, and amnesia create a challenging road for Savannah May Holladay. Find out how she traverses these obstacles and unearths the hidden bonds with her childhood friend in Twenty-One Trees.
Review "What would it be like to wake up and not remember the last seven years of your life? I can't even imagine! Not knowing my kids or my husband... Just thinking about it breaks my heart, especially because the last few years of my life have been the best. The love between Savannah and Birdy in this story is so sweet, even though they overcome seemingly impossible obstacles. The characters in Twenty-One Trees are so realistic. You will feel as if you know them personally and keep on turning pages just to find out what happens to them next. This is a love story like no other, in which true love conquers all. Another great novel by Linda Cousine!" -Ashley Emma, bestselling author of Fearless Author and Undercover Amish
292 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 19, 2016
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About the author
Linda Cousine
7 books42 followersLinda Cousine is an author whose first inspiration to write came to her in a hot flash. Literally. It also came with weight gain, night sweats, dry skin, and hide-the-knives, and the idea to share her struggles in the form of her Middle-Aged Hottie book series, a tongue-in-cheek look at one woman's struggle through the minefield that is menopause.
When she’s not arm wrestling Father Time, Linda can be found at her computer writing books with the word “Hot” in the title, or books inspired by the other dysfunctional events of her life. Linda lives in Orange County, CA with her husband, and a dog named Dude.
For more information and current titles visit Linda’s website at www.LindaCousine.com
When she’s not arm wrestling Father Time, Linda can be found at her computer writing books with the word “Hot” in the title, or books inspired by the other dysfunctional events of her life. Linda lives in Orange County, CA with her husband, and a dog named Dude.
For more information and current titles visit Linda’s website at www.LindaCousine.com
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August 25, 2021
Okay in several reviews this says how special Birdy's love was for the heroine.
"The love Birdy shows for Savannah, regardless of how difficult it may be at times, is wonderful."
"The author gives you characters you can relate to just normal run of the mill people you will fall in love with. A family torn in two trying to find their way back to each other truly hits you in your heart. Savannah is truly one lucky lady who has a husband that any women would be delighted to have. When most men most likely would have pulled away after a time this is one man who meant his vows."
The guy cheats with the babysitter and lived with her while the divorce was pending!!!!! They were still married and he still wore his wedding ring!!! Wtf???That ruined the book for me. The wife had already said she was sorry and they made love in the cabin and it was beautiful and then the next chapter you find out he's living/sleeping with that girl and even gave her a ring. Not engagement but still. His actions did not make sense with the rest of the book. I hated him at that point and I cried so hard that I made myself sick why do I read this crap.. The story could have been so good except for the babysitter. 18 years old for crying out loud. And he knew her since she was 12. Just sick. I wish I had known this before I read the book. Just so sick of cheating heroes and that was cheating. True love my ass! The epilogue was good but the book was totally ruined for me.
"The love Birdy shows for Savannah, regardless of how difficult it may be at times, is wonderful."
"The author gives you characters you can relate to just normal run of the mill people you will fall in love with. A family torn in two trying to find their way back to each other truly hits you in your heart. Savannah is truly one lucky lady who has a husband that any women would be delighted to have. When most men most likely would have pulled away after a time this is one man who meant his vows."
The guy cheats with the babysitter and lived with her while the divorce was pending!!!!! They were still married and he still wore his wedding ring!!! Wtf???That ruined the book for me. The wife had already said she was sorry and they made love in the cabin and it was beautiful and then the next chapter you find out he's living/sleeping with that girl and even gave her a ring. Not engagement but still. His actions did not make sense with the rest of the book. I hated him at that point and I cried so hard that I made myself sick why do I read this crap.. The story could have been so good except for the babysitter. 18 years old for crying out loud. And he knew her since she was 12. Just sick. I wish I had known this before I read the book. Just so sick of cheating heroes and that was cheating. True love my ass! The epilogue was good but the book was totally ruined for me.
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October 25, 2025
I was in the mood for a amnesia romance with a large dose of angst and I dont mind elements if cheating to up the drama. I thought this book was well written and its on KU so even better.
The fmc wakes up in the thinking she's still 20 and a pagent queen who is dating her handsome, charming bf and doesn't believe it when she finds out she's married with 4 children to her childhood best friend.
The fmc comes from money and has a huge adjusting period living with the man she's told is her husband who she only saw as a good friend ( he's a truck driver and drives a bus to help the kids go to a Montessori preschool) she's also having a hard time adjusting to being a mom.
There's a fine line between living a life that caused her to be in a deep depression before her accident that stole her memories and wanting to go to her parents to give her and her family a better life. A fine line that her husband, the mmc isnt willing to cross.
I will admit that I was super dissapointed with the mmc for cheating during a period of separation and I wish there was more time spent on explaining their reconciliation efforts as the jump from tension apart to time back together seemed less developed then the rest of the story.
I highly recommend reading this story if cheating and amnesia tropes dont bother you. It was well written, engaging and I couldnt put my kindle down until I finished reading.
The fmc wakes up in the thinking she's still 20 and a pagent queen who is dating her handsome, charming bf and doesn't believe it when she finds out she's married with 4 children to her childhood best friend.
The fmc comes from money and has a huge adjusting period living with the man she's told is her husband who she only saw as a good friend ( he's a truck driver and drives a bus to help the kids go to a Montessori preschool) she's also having a hard time adjusting to being a mom.
There's a fine line between living a life that caused her to be in a deep depression before her accident that stole her memories and wanting to go to her parents to give her and her family a better life. A fine line that her husband, the mmc isnt willing to cross.
I will admit that I was super dissapointed with the mmc for cheating during a period of separation and I wish there was more time spent on explaining their reconciliation efforts as the jump from tension apart to time back together seemed less developed then the rest of the story.
I highly recommend reading this story if cheating and amnesia tropes dont bother you. It was well written, engaging and I couldnt put my kindle down until I finished reading.
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July 5, 2016
Savannah May Holladay wakes up confused and frightened in the hospital from a medical induced coma. It’s a lot for Savannah to take in all at once. Her parents look like they’ve aged over night, her best friend, Birdy, is now her husband and they have four children together. Savannah soon learns she has “dissociative amnesia” and the previous seven years of her life have been wiped from her memory. In her mind, she’s still the privileged, spoiled home coming queen, engaged to handsome football jock Bobby Lee. Savannah has a long and difficult road ahead. Will she be able to slip back into her new humbler, less glamorous life with Birdy and their children? Or will the reality of what’s happened to her be too much for her to bear?
Twenty-One Trees turned out to be a wonderful gem. These are likable, real and charming characters. The love Birdy shows for Savannah, regardless of how difficult it may be at times, is wonderful. I was engrossed in their story and I was rooting for them all the way. Birdy and Savannah’s children were absolute dolls! These were children who’ve seen their parents at their best, as well as their worst and it showed. Yet, they remained resilient and sweet throughout the story. I found them to be extremely appealing characters and I wanted to see things work out for them.
When an author makes me care about the welfare of their characters, I know they’ve gotten it right. Although this story is heartbreaking at times, Linda Cousine injects some really funny humor into her writing. I found myself giggling several times. Her writing has a natural flow that I found quite appealing.
Twenty-One Trees is a beautiful story about depression, abuse, friendship, loyalty and love. I highly recommend giving it a read!
5 of 5 Stars, Susan Barton, http://ebookreviewgal.com
Twenty-One Trees turned out to be a wonderful gem. These are likable, real and charming characters. The love Birdy shows for Savannah, regardless of how difficult it may be at times, is wonderful. I was engrossed in their story and I was rooting for them all the way. Birdy and Savannah’s children were absolute dolls! These were children who’ve seen their parents at their best, as well as their worst and it showed. Yet, they remained resilient and sweet throughout the story. I found them to be extremely appealing characters and I wanted to see things work out for them.
When an author makes me care about the welfare of their characters, I know they’ve gotten it right. Although this story is heartbreaking at times, Linda Cousine injects some really funny humor into her writing. I found myself giggling several times. Her writing has a natural flow that I found quite appealing.
Twenty-One Trees is a beautiful story about depression, abuse, friendship, loyalty and love. I highly recommend giving it a read!
5 of 5 Stars, Susan Barton, http://ebookreviewgal.com
August 11, 2019
This book was a total surprise. I did a deep dive into my kindle and decided to read this freebie I picked up last year.
Savannah May was a spoiled teenager and then she wakes up in the hospital and finds herself fat and leaking breast milk. Her last recollection is being crowned Miss Georgia Peach and planning a life with Bobby Lee Thomas, the heir to the mill. Instead she can't recall the last seven years and is married to her best friend, Birdy, they have four children and living in a three bedroom house near the Atlanta airport. At times Savannah wasn't at all a nice person, had no idea how to take care of her family. The morning after she comes home from the hospital she has to face all the kids getting a stomach flu. While there were some laughable moments there was a lot of love. I think I was a little in love with Birdy. He has been in love with Savannah since they met when they were six years old. This little book tells of the dark secrets that brought them together and tore them apart and then the surprising ending.
Savannah May was a spoiled teenager and then she wakes up in the hospital and finds herself fat and leaking breast milk. Her last recollection is being crowned Miss Georgia Peach and planning a life with Bobby Lee Thomas, the heir to the mill. Instead she can't recall the last seven years and is married to her best friend, Birdy, they have four children and living in a three bedroom house near the Atlanta airport. At times Savannah wasn't at all a nice person, had no idea how to take care of her family. The morning after she comes home from the hospital she has to face all the kids getting a stomach flu. While there were some laughable moments there was a lot of love. I think I was a little in love with Birdy. He has been in love with Savannah since they met when they were six years old. This little book tells of the dark secrets that brought them together and tore them apart and then the surprising ending.
January 8, 2017
Just a great book. Savannah woke up from a coma and could not remember the last 7 years. What seven years lost is a real surprise for her. You have to read this book to see what happened with the years lost.
July 13, 2016
I can’t imagine what it would be like to wake up from a coma and not remember you family, children, who you were married to or the last 7 years of your life. My heart went right out to Savannah from the start with all her confusion and how frighten she was when she woke up in the hospital from her coma. Savannah story is a very touching and a unique read that reach in and pull on your heartstrings. This is a story full of friendship, love, sadness, depression, abuse, and above all else love and loyalty.
Losing the last seven years of her life waking up one day to find you are married to her best friend, finding she has children she didn’t know about and seeing her parents had age has put her in a tail spin, confused and uncertain of life and who she is. In her mind she is still single engaged to her Bobby her high school sweetheart. Life was good she was to marry the hottest boy in school. She has her whole life ahead of her and finds it has taken a very much different route than she would have ever have thought. Not sure how to deal with this all she has a hard time and a very difficult road she must travel to find the peace she needs and away back to the family she guess she loves. Being the prom queen, having one of the hottest football players as you man she has a very difficult time see her life now with no glamour or hot man but to find she is married to her best friend Birdy which really throws her for a tailspin. Will she be able to deal with the issues at hand, her marriage and her kids or will all that has happen be more than she can deal with. I do not know about you but I would be freaking out at this time.
The author gives you characters you can relate to just normal run of the mill people you will fall in love with. A family torn in two trying to find their way back to each other truly hits you in your heart. Savannah is truly one lucky lady who has a husband that any women would be delighted to have. When most men most likely would have pulled away after a time this is one man who meant his vows. This is one author who knows how to pull you in making you forget you are reading giving you a story you get lost in. You will find there will be times you will be yelling, others where you might have a tear and still yet a few where you will smile. She gives you wonderful characters you are so going to love their children as Birdy pulls the family together rallying around Savannah. I loved how she brought humor into the read, there is nothing better than humor in such a sad story. If you can laugh or smile through lives tough times you can live through anything as this author shows us with her characters. Come let the author take you away with a story you won’t easily forget.
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Losing the last seven years of her life waking up one day to find you are married to her best friend, finding she has children she didn’t know about and seeing her parents had age has put her in a tail spin, confused and uncertain of life and who she is. In her mind she is still single engaged to her Bobby her high school sweetheart. Life was good she was to marry the hottest boy in school. She has her whole life ahead of her and finds it has taken a very much different route than she would have ever have thought. Not sure how to deal with this all she has a hard time and a very difficult road she must travel to find the peace she needs and away back to the family she guess she loves. Being the prom queen, having one of the hottest football players as you man she has a very difficult time see her life now with no glamour or hot man but to find she is married to her best friend Birdy which really throws her for a tailspin. Will she be able to deal with the issues at hand, her marriage and her kids or will all that has happen be more than she can deal with. I do not know about you but I would be freaking out at this time.
The author gives you characters you can relate to just normal run of the mill people you will fall in love with. A family torn in two trying to find their way back to each other truly hits you in your heart. Savannah is truly one lucky lady who has a husband that any women would be delighted to have. When most men most likely would have pulled away after a time this is one man who meant his vows. This is one author who knows how to pull you in making you forget you are reading giving you a story you get lost in. You will find there will be times you will be yelling, others where you might have a tear and still yet a few where you will smile. She gives you wonderful characters you are so going to love their children as Birdy pulls the family together rallying around Savannah. I loved how she brought humor into the read, there is nothing better than humor in such a sad story. If you can laugh or smile through lives tough times you can live through anything as this author shows us with her characters. Come let the author take you away with a story you won’t easily forget.
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July 15, 2018
This was one of my favorite books of all time, a wonderful love story. (Amazingly, without a dog or cat, except for a walk-on part.) It is an unconventional love story with twists and turns that will keep you guessing, but nothing to belabor the ongoing saga of a family with struggles reaching back to childhood. The writing keeps you moving from one scene to the next with dialog that sounds true and never trite. I also appreciated the fact that it was a completely self-contained novel, not the first of a series. I loved the characters but all were neatly wrapped up at the end and I didn't feel pressured into buying another book to find out what comes next. If you like love stories, read this book!
May 2, 2017
Twenty-One Trees is a sweet but, at times, very sad story by Linda Cousine about Savannah and Birdy. Savannah wakes up in a hospital with disassociative amnesia after falling from a ladder, unable to remember the last seven years – including marrying her best friend Birdy or the birth of their four children. Savannah thinks that she is still twenty-years-old, living with her wealthy family, dating Bobby Lee, and the recent winner of a pageant. After Birdy brings Savannah home, things quickly begin to unravel, but Savannah fights to put everything back together again.
The unique and interesting theme in this novel was not only that Savannah didn’t remember her life with Birdy and their children, but she slowly realizes that it wasn’t a happy marriage. Instead, Savannah was plagued by depression and the reasons that she and Birdy married in the first place. Savannah impressed me in how quickly she grew fond of tried to care for her children despite having no memory of who they were. Unfortunately, she was unable to come to terms with the life her and Birdy lived. The plain house, the old beat-up truck, old and often homemade clothing. Savannah was stuck in her twenty-year-old mind and wanted that lifestyle back.
I truly felt sorry for Birdy who was busting his butt trying to keep his family together and take care of his children, until some secrets of his own came out. I was frustrated with the secrets but also frustrated with his unwillingness to live a better lifestyle – thanks to Savannah’s trust fund. His association of money with pain drove a huge wedge between them, just as Savannah’s unwillingness to let the money go also drove a wedge between them. Luckily since Savannah still considered Birdy her best friend from childhood, she managed to keep the lines of communication open between them being direct and honest.
Twenty-One Trees was really a fantastic novel and once you realize the significance of the title, I promise that your heart will melt. Although there are numerous tissue-worthy moments, this novel left me with a warm, fuzzy feeling. Birdy and Savannah renewed my faith in love and commitment between two people and their’s is a story I won’t soon forget!
The unique and interesting theme in this novel was not only that Savannah didn’t remember her life with Birdy and their children, but she slowly realizes that it wasn’t a happy marriage. Instead, Savannah was plagued by depression and the reasons that she and Birdy married in the first place. Savannah impressed me in how quickly she grew fond of tried to care for her children despite having no memory of who they were. Unfortunately, she was unable to come to terms with the life her and Birdy lived. The plain house, the old beat-up truck, old and often homemade clothing. Savannah was stuck in her twenty-year-old mind and wanted that lifestyle back.
I truly felt sorry for Birdy who was busting his butt trying to keep his family together and take care of his children, until some secrets of his own came out. I was frustrated with the secrets but also frustrated with his unwillingness to live a better lifestyle – thanks to Savannah’s trust fund. His association of money with pain drove a huge wedge between them, just as Savannah’s unwillingness to let the money go also drove a wedge between them. Luckily since Savannah still considered Birdy her best friend from childhood, she managed to keep the lines of communication open between them being direct and honest.
Twenty-One Trees was really a fantastic novel and once you realize the significance of the title, I promise that your heart will melt. Although there are numerous tissue-worthy moments, this novel left me with a warm, fuzzy feeling. Birdy and Savannah renewed my faith in love and commitment between two people and their’s is a story I won’t soon forget!
March 22, 2019
If you've ever truly loved a partner, you must read this love story!
I purchased this book last winter and when I found it again, in my enormous ebook library, I knew I had to read it right then! Ms. Cousine has created one of the most beautiful and heartbreaking love stories I've ever read; and I've read plenty!
It begins with a young woman waking in a hospital bed not knowing what has happened for the past seven years. She has a husband and four children; the husband had been her lifelong best friend but the children, she had no memory of having. Her last memory of her past was winning a beauty pageant and being engaged to another boy, so what had happened to make her marry someone else? And how could she become a mother to four children of which she had no recollection?!
As the story unfolds we see her struggling to not only become that wife and mother but to try to remember what had happened during those seven years in which she had lost herself.
It's an amazing love story of a boy for a girl that and her for him, that will eventually change and strengthen their whole family!
I haven't cried so hard in so long; at points it was gutwrenching! But it was so beautiful; filled with tenderness and passion and the amazing ability to heal broken hearts and minds as she very slowly recovers her memories.
I strongly recommend this story for anyone whose ever given their heart to another!
I purchased this book last winter and when I found it again, in my enormous ebook library, I knew I had to read it right then! Ms. Cousine has created one of the most beautiful and heartbreaking love stories I've ever read; and I've read plenty!
It begins with a young woman waking in a hospital bed not knowing what has happened for the past seven years. She has a husband and four children; the husband had been her lifelong best friend but the children, she had no memory of having. Her last memory of her past was winning a beauty pageant and being engaged to another boy, so what had happened to make her marry someone else? And how could she become a mother to four children of which she had no recollection?!
As the story unfolds we see her struggling to not only become that wife and mother but to try to remember what had happened during those seven years in which she had lost herself.
It's an amazing love story of a boy for a girl that and her for him, that will eventually change and strengthen their whole family!
I haven't cried so hard in so long; at points it was gutwrenching! But it was so beautiful; filled with tenderness and passion and the amazing ability to heal broken hearts and minds as she very slowly recovers her memories.
I strongly recommend this story for anyone whose ever given their heart to another!
August 14, 2016
When I first picked up Twenty-One Trees I honestly didn't have high hopes for it. I figured it would be a good enough read that I would at least finish the book but nothing really more than that. I could not have been more wrong. The story was so much more than I was expecting and I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it. There were a few things I didn't really like. It had a tendency to be a bit repetitive at times and I really wanted to hit Savannah with the very book I was reading sometimes. Overall, I feel Linda Cousine did a wonderful job writing the story and creating likable characters. I highly recommend this book.
June 15, 2017
Twenty one Trees
This was not exactly a happy story. Unfortunately, some parents are so wrapped in their lives that they think giving their children expensive things makes up for neglect. Birdy was so neglected and physically abused that he and Savannah were an unlikely pair. Sadly Bobby Lee had taken advantage of Savannah need to feel loved, that she let him sexually and physically abuse her. After much suffering and heartache this story had A happy ending. Gave it 5 stars
This was not exactly a happy story. Unfortunately, some parents are so wrapped in their lives that they think giving their children expensive things makes up for neglect. Birdy was so neglected and physically abused that he and Savannah were an unlikely pair. Sadly Bobby Lee had taken advantage of Savannah need to feel loved, that she let him sexually and physically abuse her. After much suffering and heartache this story had A happy ending. Gave it 5 stars
August 23, 2016
won this book on giveaways...received copy with wonderful note and autograph from author. really enjoyed the fast pace, ease of the chapters. a little disappointed that Savannah often seemed to walk all over James......yet oddly pissed at him for some of his decisions too. Guess I want the entire fairytale not the resemblance to real life. overall an enjoyable quick read.
May 19, 2017
Absolutely excellent. Wow, what a book. I cried so hard with this one. What an incredible and inspirational story with all the emotions possible. This author is extremley talented and I cannot wait to read more of their work. An absolutely amazing book you will regret picking up.
December 8, 2017
Oh man this was awesome. One of the first 5-stars I’ve given in a long time. I loved the struggle of the main character, the realistic humor to offset the bleakness of the circumstances, and the page-turning journey of redemption. Seriously this book was awesome.
May 29, 2019
Twenty-One Trees
This book is about a young couple who have 4 children. It is a life/love story of two best friends as they grew up, a story of the abuse they both dealt with and amnesia that went along with postpartum depression. The story is told as present day and the background is interspersed throughout. The story brought out many different emotions in me. I may not have rated it quite as highly in the first half of the book, but as I read on, I found I really wanted to know what happened with them.
This book is about a young couple who have 4 children. It is a life/love story of two best friends as they grew up, a story of the abuse they both dealt with and amnesia that went along with postpartum depression. The story is told as present day and the background is interspersed throughout. The story brought out many different emotions in me. I may not have rated it quite as highly in the first half of the book, but as I read on, I found I really wanted to know what happened with them.
January 15, 2021
After sustaining a fall, Savannah loses her memory and does not remember the last 7 years of her life. It turns out that she has a family that she has no memory of. She returns to a home that is so different from her privileged childhood. Throughout the book. she has to relearn why her life is the way it as become. This book was a decent read, although I really disliked Savannah and her overall actions and behaviors were just off putting in places. The end of the book was really good and I liked the tie in with the trees. I found this to be creative.
November 23, 2017
Creatively different.
I can't begin to imagine losing a chunk of my life...whilst I didn't like Savannah as much as Birdy , I tried to imagine what it would have been like that first night home when all the children were sick...that would be a real tester. She matured along the way though and in the end her character became more likeable. You need to know a person's background to understand why they behave the way they do.
I can't begin to imagine losing a chunk of my life...whilst I didn't like Savannah as much as Birdy , I tried to imagine what it would have been like that first night home when all the children were sick...that would be a real tester. She matured along the way though and in the end her character became more likeable. You need to know a person's background to understand why they behave the way they do.
October 17, 2018
Five stars, even though...
...An editor needed to give this book a once over. Typos and incorrect verb tenses were distracting, though they did not occur so often that they took anything away from the story. The reason for the title is not revealed until nearly the end, and it has a nice twist to it. There were a few loose ends which were not addressed, but the overall story is good. This would make a good TV movie.
...An editor needed to give this book a once over. Typos and incorrect verb tenses were distracting, though they did not occur so often that they took anything away from the story. The reason for the title is not revealed until nearly the end, and it has a nice twist to it. There were a few loose ends which were not addressed, but the overall story is good. This would make a good TV movie.
February 28, 2018
Twenty-one Trees
Untreated trauma and abuse can lead to severe difficulties throughout life. I knew a girlat college who experienced dissassociative amnesia after learning that her boyfriend had been killed in Vietnam. The main characters were believable and were easy to empathize with.
Untreated trauma and abuse can lead to severe difficulties throughout life. I knew a girlat college who experienced dissassociative amnesia after learning that her boyfriend had been killed in Vietnam. The main characters were believable and were easy to empathize with.
May 10, 2018
This was just the most exquisite book! I've read Linda Cousine's comedies, but this was totally different. Same fantastic writing, but a beautifully poignant, honest, heartfelt and emotionally hard-hitting piece of writing that really touched me. I don't want to give anything away: just do yourself a favour and read this book!
September 12, 2019
Fast and enjoyable read. Although I cannot relate to Savannah, I would like having her as a friend. I felt sad for Birdy . He was pathetic but loyal.
I would recommend this to my female friends who enjoy a different kind of love story. The characters were interesting and believable....
I would recommend this to my female friends who enjoy a different kind of love story. The characters were interesting and believable....
June 14, 2018
What a wonderful story. I really enjoyed reading it. It isn't your typical amnesia story. It is an emotional roller coaster ride with a beautiful ending. I would highly recommend this book to others.
June 1, 2021
Love! Love! Love!
I cried through the entire book. Some tears through laughter and some through heartache. I loved all the characters. Once I started the reading I could not stop until the last page and wished there was more.
I cried through the entire book. Some tears through laughter and some through heartache. I loved all the characters. Once I started the reading I could not stop until the last page and wished there was more.
September 24, 2021
Sweet story with some dark undertones. Although quite predictable and repetitive in self talk.
Author has some promise ….. there were some beautiful passages that were nice to read. Less redundancy and more lyrical prose and this would have been a 5 star read …. In my opinion.
Author has some promise ….. there were some beautiful passages that were nice to read. Less redundancy and more lyrical prose and this would have been a 5 star read …. In my opinion.
December 10, 2016
Surprising ending
I really enjoyed the experience and the anxiety that was caused by the story. Thanks for the different take on memory loss..
I really enjoyed the experience and the anxiety that was caused by the story. Thanks for the different take on memory loss..
February 4, 2017
Great read
I had a hard time putting this down.. Must Read to the end. It made me upset at times how selfish Savannah is, but I still read it! I want to go meet Savannah for coffee.
I had a hard time putting this down.. Must Read to the end. It made me upset at times how selfish Savannah is, but I still read it! I want to go meet Savannah for coffee.
November 18, 2017
Excellent read!!!!
What an awesome story!! Kept me on my toes. Didn't want to put it down. You really need to check this one out!
What an awesome story!! Kept me on my toes. Didn't want to put it down. You really need to check this one out!
January 1, 2018
Sad and Touching
True love concurs the past and heals old wounds. Two painful pasts help bring healing to each other and learn what true love is all about.
True love concurs the past and heals old wounds. Two painful pasts help bring healing to each other and learn what true love is all about.
March 25, 2018
This book was a wonderful tale of how love always finds its way home to the ones it loves, even after trials and tribulations that Savannah May faced to get back to her Birdy (James Russell).
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