Book #11 Week #11, The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman

The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman takes us through 300 years of history in the town of Blackwell, Massachusetts. I found it to be a good, easy read. The book starts off with the founding of the town and the brutal winter that almost destroys the first settlers.  Almost every chapter brings us forward in time and focuses on different characters. This worried me at first but it worked out very well. Alice Hoffman manages to make each short story interesting and full of wonder, mystery, longing or love and sometimes all of the above.

Though the town changes and grows over the years, two things always remain: The tree of life and the red garden behind the founder's house where everything always grows red. I enjoyed The Red Garden it isn't a must read but if you have the time, give it a shot. However I am interested in reading more selections from Alice Hoffman as I found her to be an excellent writer and a wonderful story teller.