Review by Cynthia Chow
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The past is brought to the present for the four ladies of
the WISE Enquiries Agency, with the Welsh, Irish, Scottish, and English women
asked to take on unsolved mysteries from 1984 and one even more historical. While
the rest of Anwen-on-Wye prepares to celebrate Mothering Sunday (the United
Kingdom’s Mother’s Day), Annie Parker is asked by Iris Lewis to investigate the
death of 11-year-old Linda Llewellyn, who disappeared and was then found
drowned after she and three older girls visited the memorial service of Richard
Burton in the mining village where he was born. Initially believed to have
been an accident or suicide, Iris believes that the death of her friend’s
little sister was far more nefarious and needs an answer. Christine
Wilson-Smythe, a new mother who is dealing with everything that entails, is
also still struggling with the possibility that her reformed criminal fiancé Alexander
may not be as reformed as she had hoped.
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As appropriate for this 13th of the series taking place during Mothering Sunday, motherhood and the relationships between mothers and their children take center stage. Each of the women of the WISE agency (and WISE adjacent members) are in different stages of motherhood, or just contemplating their own relationships with their mothers. Having children has definitely changed their lives, and it forces them to reassess their goals and how they have engaged with their own mothers.
At this point readers will have become very invested in these delightful, very relatable women, and it’s so refreshing to have a series where the characters evolve, grow, and make life-altering decisions. Even as adults the women are learning from one another how to be both parents and children, dealing with conflicts with humor, love, and friendships. This continues to be a very rewarding series that welcomes readers into their bucolic village with lively, always surprising residents.
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Sounds very British. Count me in!
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