Exiled South by Harriet Cannon – Review by Amy Brennan

Exiled South by Harriet Cannon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I couldn’t tell you if it’s due to the fact that my family and I just lost one of our own just before Christmas, or if it’s because I needed a reflective novel to occupy my thoughts, but this author really did accomplish just that. I allowed myself to feel that despair, and with that, the loss that one feels not only from losing the person, but to have to try and figure out how you can move forward. Not everyone is the same, and Lizbeth really brings forward some of the emotions and inabilities I must let go of things that we (I) cannot change. The novel definitely takes a positive turn as our main characters dig deeper into their own family history, mixing some brilliant history into the mix for those of us that aren’t as educated in US History, or at least wasn’t the focal, that made the story even more intriguing.

The reason I rated this four stars rather than the five I do believe it could achieve, is that I do personally prefer to be reading from a first person narrative, and find the switching between characters to be a little sudden at times. However, the third person narrative, the world building and the sense of peace the reader gets from her writing style is spot on. I am thinking a reread will be in the cards once I have my own loss sorted out. Great debut novel, I do recommend a read!

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