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The Country Singer

Robyn Lee Burrows

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Oct 05, 2012 Elise Marion rated it it was amazing

I picked this book up expecting a Romance...what I got was something else entirely. Yes, there are romantic elements of the story, but I also got a Women's Fiction vibe from it, and liked that it was multidimensional.

Gemma is a young woman whose father has just died. She travels from the city to the small country town she grew up in to take care of his affairs and attend the funeral. He was her last remaining relative other than her Aunt Connie, his sister, and his death is a crushing blow. Whil I picked this book up expecting a Romance...what I got was something else entirely. Yes, there are romantic elements of the story, but I also got a Women's Fiction vibe from it, and liked that it was multidimensional.

Gemma is a young woman whose father has just died. She travels from the city to the small country town she grew up in to take care of his affairs and attend the funeral. He was her last remaining relative other than her Aunt Connie, his sister, and his death is a crushing blow. While going through her father's personal effects, she finds some old things belonging to her mother, including a poem entitled Meg's Song. From there, she unravels the tale of her mother, Meg, a tale that is both touching and tragic. (I will say, as a side note, that I did not always approve of Meg's and Declan's choices morally. That said, the authors still does a great job of writing a sympathetic heroine. despite my disapproval of some of her actions, as well as those of the hero, I still liked them both and wanted them to find happiness. I genuinely cared about them both. I also think that the author painted a picture of actions having consequences, and not always desirable ones. That's all I will say for fear of spoiling some of the book's surprises.)

This book is not just about one love, but two. Gemma is holding back from the man in her life, uncertain about the future that he's offering her. Marriage, children, a comfortable life...she doesn't know if she wants them with Greg, a man who loves her with all his heart and isn't shy about telling her so. That is, until she learns her mother's story and the man she once loved more than life. I don't want to tell too much for fear of giving away some of the book's many surprises, but suffice it to say that one the book hit the 80% mark, I couldn't put it down because of all the twists and turns that came out of nowhere and spurred me on toward a breathless and emotional finish.

This is definitely a tear jerker...not for one looking for the familiar tropes of Romance (though they are present), but for those wanting to read a deep, meaningful story of life and unconditional love. ...more

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