Author: Riel Nason

I picked this book up off the library shelf mainly because it was Canadian and had won the Commonwealth Book Prize in Canada and Europe.

I enjoyed the story of Violet, who is in charge of The Purple Barn antique shop while her parents are searching for Bliss, her older brother. The story delves into their happy childhood and the sudden turn that happiness takes as Bliss struggles with bouts of depression. The search for and sale of antiques is interesting and there are quilts for sale in their shop (the author just happens to also be a quilter). There is a surprise twist at the end of the story – one that I didn’t see coming and might easily have missed.

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