Thank you for the book, but I didn't like it. I won't post a negative review.

Pretty creepy cover, right? Well you'd be correct thinking Barbara Gowdy's new book, LITTLE SISTER (TinHouseBooks) is going to give you ibby-geebies. This was my first introduction into reading a Barbara Gowdy novel and it won't be my last. Apparently she has rapid fans who can't wait for her novels, and it's been some time, since she published one. All I know it that LITTLE SISTER was weird, but wonderful, and its haunting style was more than a little unsettling. In other words, delicious.
LITTLE SISTER explores the always fertile territory of mothers, daughters and sisters - the guilt of the female psyche. I was sucked into her literary world and plan on venturing into her backlist. You may not hear from me for a while.

Many thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. This book was just okay.

Little Sister by Barbara Gowdy combines a childhood tragedy, an ill parent, thunderstorms, and an atmospheric old theater with a dash of magic realism to create the story of Rose Bowan. I appreciate the premise of the book and the touch of magic realism. However, ultimately I am not the reader for this book. Overall, though, I leave this book thinking that somewhere along the way I missed the point.

Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2017/05/little-sister.html

Reviewed for NetGalley

Thanks to Tin House Books and Netgalley for this Advanced Reading Copy in exchange for an unbiased review.

This is the first novel by Barbara Gowdy that I have read. Upon completion of this one, I was not really impressed by what I had read; however, after several days, I must say I've changed my mind. Rose's mother suffers from dementia, her father has died, her little sister died years ago, she is in a not so great relationship and she finds herself having vivid dreams where she is in someone else's life. Nothing new...What is new is the way that Gowdy develops the characters so they are very familiar to the reader, so much so that you continue to think about them when the book ends. You don't just know about Rose, but feel what she is feeling. You cringe when you hear the storms coming and want her to get somewhere safe. You panic when she finds the safe open. You finish the book and want more. I'm excited to know that there are more books by this author!