At the end I felt the way more like “deceived” and “tricked”. 70%.Īs the case began to get more distinct outlines and clear contours the whole magic of the story started to crumble for me.

Numerous POVs in the story give the readers a different perspective of the events in the past as well as in the present: Jimmi-Lyn, Sydra, Vanse and Dr.Garris, a psychologist, whose task is to give an expert opinion to the mental condition of his patient and possibly help her to avoid a life in prison and maybe even the death penalty.Ī thrilling story, stirringly told, well-structured and in a way pretty captivating. What DID happen after the funeral? What is the role of Vanse, a war veteran and their childhood friend? How did the childhood of the both sisters look like? How the past did influence a life course of each of them? People say she was born cursed, with a birthmark across the right side of her face.Īfter the funeral, something awful happens: within 36 hours of Sydra’s arrival in town, the famous actress has been charged with murder.Ī reader knows nothing at the beginning, but it is clear that the answers lie in the past. Jimmi-Lyn is the complete opposite to her famous half-sister, not only she has nothing similar to her celebrity sister’s character, but she is also not a beauty her sister always has been. Giving in to the pleas of her half-sister, Sydra Parramore, a rising Hollywood star, who left her hometown long ago and has never returned since then, comes back to Tobaccoville, to attend the funeral of her mother. Will this light reveal the path to the siblings' foreordained destruction, or their long-awaited deliverance? Will they realize they each hold the power to set the other free before it's too late? A story of heritage, hurt, and somehow, hope Tobacco Sun keeps you on the edge of your seat while you find yourself rooting for redemption.A psychological thriller set in 1947, mysterious and puzzling, with a big potential that unfortunately lost me toward the end.Ī promising debut novel, but not without complaints. Through mountains of lies, the truth that inevitably comes pouring out of the tobacco leaves will come to light.

The two girls, estranged for years, share a haunting past, a shell-shocked love interest, and maybe even a cruel destiny. Beyond the rural fields that are pregnant with decades of secrets, a mysterious Hollywood pin-up is jailed for murder while her facially birthmarked half-sister may hold the answers as to why. A sense of relief is finally sweeping the nation.everywhere except Tobaccoville, North Carolina. The war is over, Jackie Robinson has just integrated baseball, and Frank Sinatra breezes in over the fuzzy airwaves.

Tobacco Sun by Lorna Hollifield