Review: Whistling Women A Novel by Kelly Romo

Title:Whistling Women A Novel
Author: Kelly Romo
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Publication Date: November 17, 2015

Whistling Women: A Novel by Kelly Romo

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


After the death of her parents followed by time in an orphanage, Addie Bates presumed her life would be much happier living with her older sister in California, but it wasn't to be. As a result, she fled to a nudist colony and lived there until, many years later, circumstances forced her to confront her past life, head on.

Whistling Women is Addie's story, along with that of her sister and two nieces. Kelly Romo tells the story in great detail, revealing multi-faceted characters, warts and all. Addie, her sister and nieces have to come to terms with both wanted and unwanted circumstances, changes and consequences that life imposes.

The subject matter presented in this book is not one for young readers or readers who find discussion of incest and murder totally abhorrent. However, those issues are not the primary focus of the book. The focus is on desperate actions, their consequences, forgiveness, and the ultimate coming together of a family. Each character experiences that process from a unique perspective, and the hardship is not glossed over, but is presented in real life detail so as to make the human drama seem very real and poignant.

I received and Advance Reader Copy (ARC) of this digital book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.



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