The Bend in Redwood Road

By Danielle Stewart

The Bend in Redwood Road - Danielle Stewart
  • Release Date: 2019-08-27
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 1,518 Ratings

Description

Most days it’s manageable. No more than a quiet wondering around the edges of her mind.
 
What has become of the baby she left behind?

Smiling through the pain and suffering in silence, Leslie Laudon marches forward. Embracing the life skillfully designed by her husband Paul. Living right could be penance for an impossible choice made with an uneasy heart. Dutiful and anchoring, Leslie poured herself into her other children. Nurturing them through infancy, protecting them as toddlers, guiding them as teens. As her youngest child heads off to college with her suitcases and coordinating dorm room accessories, so goes Leslie’s identity. The chaotic life of a busy working mother threatens to become dangerously quiet. Quiet enough to hear the voices she’s tried to silence for decades.
 
Gwen Fox was adopted by two perfect people. Noel and Millie have always treated her the same as their two biological sons. Her parents love is strong and unwavering, yet a soul-deep ache still lingers. Plagued by an unnamed, hard to explain, longing Gwen could never shake.
 
Riddled with doubt and dragged down by the undertow of unanswered questions, Leslie and Gwen both find their lives suddenly upended. One seeks the truth about the day she was born. The other seeks herself, the woman she was before motherhood. Before she made a choice to leave a piece of her heart lying asleep in the hospital nursery.
 
In this complex journey for answers, blame is abundant. Guilt is thick enough to choke on. Marriages are brought to the brink of disaster. As the ripples of the past vibrate through their lives, Gwen and Leslie realize there is no turning back. What they have put into motion cannot be stopped. The road toward the truth will be littered with casualties.

Reviews

  • The Bend in Redwood Road

    5
    By Bev teacher
    This is absolutely a fantastic story on so many levels. It definitely tugs at one’s heartstrings. The author did a masterful job of showing the complexities of life and the struggles people have.
  • Excellent

    5
    By Bonnie Prancer
    Taking time…that will be a short consideration. Well written.
  • I’m reading

    5
    By Larkin26x7
    So cool
  • Awesome!!

    5
    By Wcarver58
    This is out of my usual reads, as I mostly stick to historical romance. I am so glad I needed that break and picked this book! It was refreshing! At first I wasn’t sure about the skipping back and forth between women in the story but when I got used to it, it turned out fine. The writer was gifted and the characters came alive! She is good and I will read her books again!
  • Awesome

    3
    By SmileyRocky
    This is my favorite book this far thank you Danielle Stewart.
  • Emotional rollercoaster

    3
    By DLatna
    Our family doesn’t keep secrets. Good words to live by.
  • Engrossing

    5
    By MarbleFallsDown
    A very good book .Thoroughly enjoyed the book. Already set to start on book 2. This is a new author for me and I will look forward to her other series and books. It was like “reading “ a movie or tv series. Great relatable characters.
  • Bend in the Redwood Road

    5
    By Cuddle Chicken
    Loved this book and can’t wait to continue the story in the next one!
  • I liked it

    5
    By k6533332
    Pretty good
  • Great Story

    5
    By Sunny Stamp
    This is a story anyone can relate to. Full of string female characters. The storyline pulls you in and you don’t want to put it down. Definitely a chick book.