Unsettled

Unsettled is, in many respects, historical fiction at its most rich and most charming. The Reinhardts are gorgeously rendered, the prose intimate and nostalgic, their story prairie gothic at its finest. It paints a conflicted yet complete picture through interwoven points of view and Tante Kate’s jo......more

Like other stories involving a modern and historic timeline, something has to trigger the modern-day protagonist to delve into the past. In Unsettled, Van Reinhardt is sent off on her historic quest when she finds message for her in her dead father’s desk. She sets out to fulfill her father's dying......more

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Unsettled by Patricia Reis is well named. Van Reinhardt is a history professor whose parents were emotionally unavailable. Her mother was mentally ill, or addicted and her father, a geology professor, was an alcoholic wh......more

I enjoyed following Van’s quest to learn more about her family’s history. I especially enjoyed the development of Letty’s story and how Van was able to relate it to her relationship with her parents.......more