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This book is passion and pain. Whimsy and wrath. Love and loss. The hunger that makes us feel alive, and the walls we construct to hide behind. It’s been a long time since a novel drew me in at this level. All in, where my raw emotions live. This is one of those rare stories that leaves you deeply changed as you turn the final page.

Have you ever really listened to the song of a whale? The slow, haunting melody that seems to carry with it the wisdom of the ages. What lessons would they teach us if we could comprehend the meaning of their tones? What truths could we uncover if we paid greater attention to understanding the voices of loved ones around us speaking our very own language?

Skeletons in the family closet seem to rattle around louder and louder over the years, until they are finally brought to light. Healing rarely, if ever, comes from hiding secrets away. This seems to be the overarching theme of Sweet Water - a Novel by Christina Baker Kline.