The Sowing Season

Title : The Sowing Season

Author: Katie Powner

Source: Own

My Review:

I love multi-generational stories. Something about them draws me in. This one was no exception. I was immediately drawn in by Gerrit's plight.

This is one of those stories I don't want to spoil with too many details because it is best experienced as you read it.

Gerrit is still married when he sells his farm, but his marriage is struggling. His family is struggling. He is struggling. He is so self-focused and drowning in bitterness that he doesn't see that other people have struggles.

This story deals with loss, bitterness, hints of abuse, reconciliation and healing. It is powerful and incredibly well-written. I was so sad when it was over!!

★★★★★/5

Synopsis (Goodreads):

After he's forced to sell the family farm he's labored on his whole life, 63-year-old Gerrit Laninga doesn't know what to do with himself. He sacrificed everything for the land--his time, his health, his family--with nothing to show for it but bitterness, regret, and two grown children who want nothing to do with him.

Fifteen-year-old Rae Walters has growing doubts and fears about The Plan--the detailed blueprint for high school that will help her follow in her lawyer father's footsteps. She's always been committed to The Plan, but now that the pressure to succeed is building, what was supposed to unite her family in purpose, may end up tearing it apart.

When their paths cross just as they each need a friend the most, Gerrit's and Rae's lives begin to change in unexpected ways. Can they discover together what really matters in life and learn it's never too late for a second chance?