Dreams of Falling

Name: Dreams of Falling
SKU: 60583
Availability: InStock

4.5 | 2,556 ratings

Price: 19.69

Last update: 06-25-2024

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Laurel-Rain Snow

ESCAPING THE SECRETS OF THE PAST

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2019

On the banks of the North Santee River stands a moss-draped oak that was once entrusted with the dreams of three young girls. Into the tree’s trunk, they placed their greatest hopes, written on ribbons, for safekeeping—including the most important one: Friends forever, come what may.

But life can waylay the best of intentions….

Nine years ago, a humiliated Larkin Lanier fled Georgetown, South Carolina, knowing she could never go back. But when she finds out that her mother has disappeared, she realizes she has no choice but to return to the place she both loves and dreads—and to the family and friends who never stopped wishing for her to come home.

Ivy, Larkin’s mother, is discovered badly injured and unconscious in the burned-out wreckage of her ancestral plantation home. No one knows why Ivy was there, but as Larkin digs for answers, she uncovers secrets kept for nearly fifty years—whispers of love, sacrifice, and betrayal—that lead back to three girls on the brink of womanhood who found their friendship tested in the most heartbreaking ways.

My Thoughts: Dreams of Falling is a beautifully layered family drama featuring several generations. Themes of dreams, falling, and long-held secrets keep the reader turning pages, not knowing what will be revealed.

Alternating narrators and dual time lines carry the reader from 2010 back to the fifties. Larkin is a young woman trying to escape her past, but news of her mother Ivy’s disappearance takes her back to the loving arms of her nurturing caretakers, Ceecee and Bitty. The beautiful settings were described in such a way that I could actually feel the essence of it all, just as I’ve always done with Karen White’s books. 5 stars.

J Stanley

Not my favorite

Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2018

This is not my favorite Karen White book,but it did have enough to keep me reading. The characters in the past story were far more vivid and real acting than the characters in the present day. To me, the present day part of the story with Larkin was very simplistic and YA sounding even while the past story was well written. The storyline was fairly predictable and Larkin was an annoying main character in the present day part of the story, but the settings and past story kept me going.

E. Walworth

I can always count on a wonderful engaging read and have no hesitations recommending her books ...

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2018

Karen White is, without question, my 'go to' author. I can always count on a wonderful engaging read and have no hesitations recommending her books to anyone. Just in reading the first few lines of Dreams of Falling, I was hooked. Dreams of Falling is set in Georgetown, South Carolina and is a story of friendship, family, love and secrets. Larkin has finally escaped the low country and found a new sense of self in New York when she receives a call that her mother is missing. She must return to Georgetown and when she does, she truly realizes that you really can't go home again. Larkin's mother Ivy is found alive but badly injured inside the ruins of their ancestral plantation home but no one knows why she was there. While Larkin waits for her mother to wake up, she delves into some of the history behind the plantation and her mother and grandmother's pasts.

Karen White develops characters like no one else. She writes strong female characters that are unique, memorable and relatable. I'm always transported to the Southern locales that the books are set in and often don't want to leave. With Karen White books, I am usually torn between reading the book as quickly as I can while not wanting the story to end, and Dreams of Falling was no exception. A five star read for me!

Jimmy

Never back down everywhere

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2024

Characterization, plot, and setting. Used for reading elongated sagas.

Kym Thomas

A Perfect Summer Read

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2023

I’ve read a lot of Karen White’s books, and true to form, this book is filled with multiple generations and many layers of intrigue.

The characters were likable and relatable and now that I’m finished with the book, I find myself missing them.

Tammy V

opened lengthy discussions

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2024

The story and characters were just ok. However the topic(s) it crossed opened many lengthy discussions during our book club.

Cynthia Gabriel

Wonderful romantic mystery in the South

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2024

Like most of the Karen White books I have read, this book kept me on the edge of my seat.

JWH

Book looks like it has been wet

Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2024

The condition of this book is not as good as described

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