The Berry Pickers - Amanda Peters

 A 4 year-old girl disappears on the edge of blueberry fields where her parents are First Nation pickers from Canada.  The book tells the story of a grown woman who questions her origins and the brother of the missing girl whose life is destroyed with guilt.

A very sad read.  Some beautifully worded phrases and overall a story of forgiveness, family and life struggles.

Published: 2023  Read: November 2025 Genre: Fiction 

The Girl in the Red Coat - Kate Hamer

I thought I was going to like this book.  It's a story of a little girl in a red coat (reminiscent of Little Red Riding Hood) who is abducted and struggles in captivity to maintain her identify.  It's told in parallel with the story of her grieving mother who is attempting to go on living.  I liked the way the characters personalities evolved as time passed and cheered for the child as I felt sorrow for the Mom.  But the author got lazy and wrapped up the story in a few short pages at the end that read like she was in a rush to finish.

Published: 2016  Read: August 2017  Genre: Fiction