Sooner or later, you’re going to notice that I splurge when
I read. When I like an author, I read all her books. I loved, as you know, the Knee
Bone Boy, by Ellen Potter. For my next read, I picked The Humming Room
because I was intrigued by its suggestion it was reminiscent of The Secret
Garden. Brave words, I thought, to compare itself to my favorite childhood
book.
Imagine living with a drug-dealing father in a trashy
trailer. Picture yourself hiding when
men come to kill him and maybe, you, too. What do you do? Steal? Lie? Hide when you have to? These are
behaviors Roo must do to survive. So when you find yourself living with a
distant uncle on a distant island, wouldn’t you keep on doing the same? Roo
does. But, like all great books, there’s more mystery. Someone is held captive
within the walls of the house, maybe someone who shouldn’t be freed. You’ll
find yourself agreeing with the blurb when you finish the last page. It was
another secret garden, one you never expected to find.
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