The Edge of Belonging by Amanda Cox

 

The Edge of Belonging by Amanda Cox is a novel with many layers, characters that nestle into the heart, and gripping drama that lures you back when there are other things that need tended to. Ivy Rose is caught in between a bad relationship and learning the truth about her past. Harvey, Pearl, and others have kept things from her thinking of her best interest and now, decades later, she is digging for the truth. This book. Oh, this book! I am still reading because I want to linger in it. It's one that I don't want to end. Redemption, love, friendship, and secrets. This is one that will stay in my mind for a long time. 

It's a clean read and is available now, from Revell.

About the book:

When Ivy Rose returns to her hometown to oversee an estate sale, she soon discovers that her grandmother left behind more than trinkets and photo frames--she provided a path to the truth behind Ivy's adoption. Shocked, Ivy seeks clues to her past, but a key piece to the mystery is missing.

Twenty-four years earlier, Harvey James finds an abandoned newborn who gives him a sense of human connection for the first time in his life. His desire to care for the baby runs up against the stark fact that he is homeless. When he becomes entwined with two people seeking to help him find his way, Harvey knows he must keep the baby a secret or risk losing the only person he's ever loved.

In this dual-time story from debut novelist Amanda Cox, the truth--both the search for it and the desire to keep it from others--takes center stage as Ivy and Harvey grapple with love, loss, and letting go.

This book provided for review by Revell