Take Me With You by Catherine Ryan Hyde
I'm not exactly sure how Take Me With You ended up on my Kindle. Maybe because the blurb talked about a man, August, who traveled every summer and wanted to go to Yellowstone and ended up with two unexpected passengers for his adventure. I have a thing about Yellowstone. Old Faithful is quite spectacular and I've even been known to go to the Old Faithful web cam just to watch it since I'm not there live and in person.
Yellowstone was only a small part of Take Me With You, yet I was not at all disappointed. The first tear I shed was on about page ten, when I was introduced to August, Wes, the mechanic and Wes' children, Seth and Henry. August's dog Woody, wiggled his way into my heart too, probably by page eleven. From then on my emotions were kicked into high gear, laughter, tears, fear and surprise.
I couldn't put this book down. I never like to rehash the story lines in my reviews and I won't here either. What was this book about? It's about the fact that it takes a village to raise a child, that alcoholism is a disease that can be overcome but it takes alot of hard work to do it, that the love of a good dog can break down barriers and that grief over the loss of a child will never leave but can be healed. And sometimes taking a chance against your better judgement, is worth it in a million ways you never thought about.
August made Seth and Henry feel important, something they never got at home. Seth and Henry helped August stay strong after the loss of his son and the onset of a debilitating illness. Together they formed a bond that would never be broken. Take Me With You touched my soul on so many levels, I never wanted it to end. I never expected the range of feeling I got in return from reading this book. It's one that will stay with me for a long time to come.
I'm not exactly sure how Take Me With You ended up on my Kindle. Maybe because the blurb talked about a man, August, who traveled every summer and wanted to go to Yellowstone and ended up with two unexpected passengers for his adventure. I have a thing about Yellowstone. Old Faithful is quite spectacular and I've even been known to go to the Old Faithful web cam just to watch it since I'm not there live and in person.
Yellowstone was only a small part of Take Me With You, yet I was not at all disappointed. The first tear I shed was on about page ten, when I was introduced to August, Wes, the mechanic and Wes' children, Seth and Henry. August's dog Woody, wiggled his way into my heart too, probably by page eleven. From then on my emotions were kicked into high gear, laughter, tears, fear and surprise.
I couldn't put this book down. I never like to rehash the story lines in my reviews and I won't here either. What was this book about? It's about the fact that it takes a village to raise a child, that alcoholism is a disease that can be overcome but it takes alot of hard work to do it, that the love of a good dog can break down barriers and that grief over the loss of a child will never leave but can be healed. And sometimes taking a chance against your better judgement, is worth it in a million ways you never thought about.
August made Seth and Henry feel important, something they never got at home. Seth and Henry helped August stay strong after the loss of his son and the onset of a debilitating illness. Together they formed a bond that would never be broken. Take Me With You touched my soul on so many levels, I never wanted it to end. I never expected the range of feeling I got in return from reading this book. It's one that will stay with me for a long time to come.
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