TLC Book Tours: The Map of True Places

The Map of True Places by Brunonia Barry

Psychotherapist Zee Finch is dealt a blow when one of her patients, a troubled bipolar housewife named Lilly, leaps off a bridge to her death. The tragedy brings up memories of Zee’s own mother’s suicide, prompting her to go see her father, Finch, in Salem. She is startled to find Finch’s Parkinson’s disease is much more advanced than she’d been led to believe, and that he has kicked his partner, Melville, out of the house. Zee decides to take a leave of absence from her practice to care for Finch, a move that puts a strain on her engagement to Michael, one of her mentor’s closest friends. As her relationship with Michael comes to an end, Zee tries to puzzle out what caused Finch to abruptly break up with his beloved Melville. She also tries to make sense of Lilly’s death, unaware that the dangerous man Lilly was involved with now wants to exact revenge on her. Like her hit debut, The Lace Reader (2008), Barry’s second novel features an involving, intricately woven story and vivid descriptions of historic Salem. --Kristine Huntley -- from Amazon* 

I read The Lace Reader quite awhile ago and at the time I remember enjoying it, but I kind of forgot about it.  I was excited to get the opportunity to read her second book.  


Like her previous novel, I felt that this book started out slowly for me but once it got going the twists and turns hooked me.  I love how Ms. Barry always incorporates a mystical theme in her books and I enjoy the background of Salem quite a bit.  I've always been intrigued by Salem, so I love to read about it.  I also love the characters she creates, they are so vivid in my mind when I'm reading.  

Another aspect of this book that interested me was Finch's Parkinson's disease.  I find books that address different medical conditions to be really interesting and also so heartbreaking because they make you think of a disease in a different way than you normally may have.


Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed Ms. Barry's lovely way of writing and the intricate stories she weaves.

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Thanks to TLC Book Tours for allowing me to host a stop on this tour. TLC provided the book for my review.  Check out this site to see the rest of the stops.


P.S. If the formatting is kind of funky, I apologize!  I cannot get Blogger to cooperate lately.