Sun's Shadow

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5 Stars

How devastating must it be to find out that their child has cancer? The author knows how to explore secondary themes, inserting the possibility of abuse into the plot first. When the cancer diagnosis is confirmed, we have a race against time to save a 12-year-old. The narrative is rich because that is not the only thing to be saved; we have a mother with a failed marriage who also wants to save her farm. The characters go through much, but there is a path to still believe in love, and radical changes are due to both families.

To save the child, the husband must unveil the secrets of another boy, a secret son who is older because he can be a match.

The author managed all the plot lines and twists very well. We have a married couple but an unhappy family struck by a terrible event; then there is the POV of another woman and her son, somehow captive by this man's double life for years.

My favorite character was the older brother, who had to make the decision to save his younger brother. He is polite, empathic, and honorable. The story wraps up with the drama, and we start rooting for these two families to find a middle ground where they can see each other without jealousy, expectations, or resentment. It's a sad novel but also hopeful and uplifting. I liked it a lot. Thank you, author, for the decisions towards the end to reward the characters who deserved a second chance and to punish appropriately the others who are due some consequences.

This was my first contact with this author's writing style, and I liked it a lot. Will look forward to reading more from this author.

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