The Forgetting Tree by Tatjana Soli is a novel set on a large citrus ranch in Southern California that has existed for many generations. When tragedy strikes, it seems there is no moving forward, yet somehow the family does. Years later, illness strikes Claire, the mother, and a Caribbean born caretaker is found as a live-in aid, bringing two radically different cultures together.
At this point the book takes some very strange turns and I felt like I was reading a whole other novel. Interesting and well written, yet I just didn't believe everything that happened could occur without the family ever knowing or intervening. I couldn't fully buy into the story, so it left me feeling disappointed.
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