“Feathers—no matter what size or shape or color—are all the same, if you think about them. They’re soft. Delicate. But the secret thing about feathers is . . . they are very strong.”
In the pre-Katrina glow of New Orleans, Amanda Salassi is anxious about chaperoning her daughter’s sixth-grade field trip to the Big Easy during Halloween. And then her worst fears come true. Her daughter’s best friend, Sarah, disappears amid the magic and revelry—gone, without a trace.
Unable to cope with her guilt, Amanda’s daughter sinks into depression. And Amanda’s husband turns destructive as he watches his family succumb to grief. Before long, Amanda’s whole world has collapsed.
Amanda knows she has to save herself before it’s too late. As she continues to search for Sarah, she embarks on a personal journey, seeking hope and purpose in the wake of so much tragedy and loss.
Set amidst the murky parishes of rural Louisiana and told through the eyes of two women who confront the darkest corners of humanity with quiet and unbreakable faith, The Feathered Bone is Julie Cantrell’s master portrait of love in a fallen world.
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Summary
From: Rebecca Maney
Book Title: The Feathered Bone
Book Author: Julie Cantrell
What do you like about this book:
"A feather may look weak. Vulnerable. But the truth is, it's a powerful little thing."
The unthinkable has happened, Sarah Broussard has disappeared in the blink of an eye; vanished in the middle of a busy café, gone without even a whisper. A school field trip to New Orleans has left an entire small town stunned, as days, then weeks go by.
Amanda Salassi and her daughter, Ellie, are fighting their own nightmares; feeling responsible, having been the last ones to see Sarah before they rushed through torrential rain to get back on the bus. As a result, their home life begins to disintegrate beneath a marriage that was much too fragile to handle tragedy; neither can eat, sleep or function normally; and as a young teen, Ellie mourns the loss of her best friend.
In the midst of immeasurable darkness, light appears, for "We all have a feathered bone. It's called hope. If we don't let anybody break us or make us forget who we are, then we will always be free." Julie Cantrell has captured that hope in story form, reminding her readers that we have a God, who is "with us" in any and all circumstances.
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