This is a beautifully written, melancholic story with a rich, atmospheric setting. It’s a contemporary fantasy/women’s fiction book that can also be categorized as literary fiction, magical realism, or romance. I’ve never read anything from the author before, but I feel this work most closely resembles something from Adrienne Young or Alice Hoffman.

I will now be following this author closely, and I hope this novel becomes a book club hit; it deserves to be. The only parts that could be stronger for me were 1) the accuracy of references in the past - a few rang false, and 2) I wanted more closure. The ending is fantastic, but I can’t help longing for even more moments between Tess and Soren.

A lovely book that had just the right amount of fantasy, love, connections between friends, family, lovers and a community.

Written well and is a good read.

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Are you in the mood for a touching, moving, sad at times romance read? If so, A Curse for the Homesick might just be what you’re looking for.