Finding Mary: A journey of reclamation

by Julie Rumrill

Julie Rumrill was only four when her 16-year-old sister Louise was murdered. Three years later, her 13-year-old sister Mary died as well. Her broken family did what was necessary to survive, and mostly, that meant silence—silence about death, about grief, and about them. For nearly four decades, Julie abided by the family script, burying the memories of her sisters deep within her subconscious. Then, after her dad revealed that he had never been to Mary's grave, she decided they should go together. But there's one major no one actually knows where Mary is buried. Her quest to find Mary leads Julie on a spiritual journey to an Abode in the Appalachians, an Ashram in the Himalayas, and into the darkness of a 250-page police report that recounts her sister Louise's murder. But when a close friend of Julie's is suddenly murdered too, a derailing mix of anger, fear, and guilt surfaces. Desperate to find peace, she's forced to draw on the wisdom of several generations to see this journey to its fruition.

326 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 1, 2021

Reviews

[Sierra Gray · Rating 5 out of 5]

As someone who loves reading memoirs I had high expectations, and fortunately for me this book did not disappoint. I felt like I was on a journey with the author as I read everything unfold, as I annotated throughout the book it felt like a conversation, this created a deeper personal connection to the story. The author did a great job at making you really feel apart of what was going on and I felt like I related to a lot of things in this book. I would absolutely read this again and would recommend this book to anyone who also enjoys memoirs or those who are just looking for a good read.