This is now added to one of my most FAVORITE books - and authors! what a find. Saw it summarized in one of my subscription magazines, looked it up on my Kindle, Sampled it, could not hit the BUY button fast enough. This is an extremely poignant story about a man who faces a heart wrenching challenge, does what he has to do to get his infant daughter back and move on into seclusion in a remote part of the country. You totally understand why he does what he does, you actually learn details along the way tho, not right away. I liked that, that the author provides the reader with background at appropriate times in the novel. You will love every character in this book - Cooper, his daughter Finch, Marie, Scotland - oh yes, Scotland.
And Cooper's descriptions of the love of his life: Finch's mother (Cindy) are beautiful. i.e. "The thing about Cindy was when you were with her, there was no one else, just you. That's how you felt, like the whole world and everyone in it just slipped out of sight."
The interactions between Cooper & Finch are exquisite. The author's writing blows me away - her descriptions of interactions/nature. She makes you FEEL what she is describing. Like "That's what Scotland does each time, just shows up, appears out of nowhere, like a ghost, like fog." 11 year old finch is wise beyond her years, her 'understanding' of things/people is unbelievable.
The back references by Cooper to his time spent in wars, his relationship with his best friend Jake, all just gut you.
You will love the kitten Scotland gives to Finch.....which she names Walt Whitman (Finch is a voracious reader).
The ending will truly blow you away....gut you....knock your socks off.....make you fall asleep thinking of it all....
I could spend a lot of time/space here raving about the writing of this fabulous novel, about the tenderness.....quoting MANY passages I highlighted...but have to just trust that you will take my word for it that this is NOT a novel to be missed. I've already downloaded one of her other novels to gobble up. It won't be nearly long enough, just like this one wasn't.....but it's 'enough' to have entered my soul and will always remain there. Thank you Kimi!
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I wouldn't necessarily call it a thriller but I loved it. I finished it in 3 days (would have been 1 day, but kids haha) first book I’ve read in years and it was so well written. The ending had me in tears.
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- Kate DzienisReviewed in Australia on April 4, 2024
It made me cry...it made me ugly cry.
These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant. It was a story I couldn’t put down. Not so much a ‘thriller thriller’, so I’m unsure why it’s classified as such, but the storyline is so incredibly well thought out, and I really connected to the main characters.Kate DzienisIt made me cry...it made me ugly cry.
Reviewed in Australia on April 4, 2024
I suppose it’s a drama – not a book I’d normally pick up, but the cover had me intrigued, the title had me hooked, and despite no ‘thriller’ things happening, I couldn’t put These Silent Woods down.
For eight years, Cooper and his young daughter Finch have lived in isolation in a remote cabin in the northern Appalachian woods – no electricity, no connection to the outside world. As we get further into the story, we discover the reasonings behind his choice of living, but it’s getting to the nitty gritty side of things – Finch is starting to get antsy and is getting older, pushing back with attitude and wanting to discover the things around her.
There are other characters too that come into the story, one in particular who despite his personality, I couldn’t figure out if he was a good guy or a bad guy.
These Silent Woods had me really rooting for Cooper, and despite his misgivings I truly wanted him to come out of everything unscathed. Did he? Did he not?
It’s on Kindle Unlimited. So best be on it!
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- papermanReviewed in the Netherlands on January 9, 2022
The writing is good, but.......
