"The Puzzle Barktree"

Author: Stephanie Gertler
Genre: Fiction / Romance
Publisher: Penguin Group, 2002
Pages: 336
My Rating: Recommend

Synopsis: When Grace Hammond Barnett's parents die suddenly, she is bequeathed a lakeside house she never knew existed. Leaving her city life behind, she travels to the house for refuge-and meets a man who helps her unravel a devastating secret buried in her past...

Review: Predictable and typical, but still good. As a character study, it's interesting.

If I wasn't a mother, I'm not sure this book would have been as memorable. I found myself evaluating Grace's parents and probably didn't judge them as harshly as someone without kids may have done.