Suzanne Matson

I consider the ability to take ordinary people and make their lives interesting in a book shows the skill of an author. Spanning nearly a century from a young girl growing up as a Mennonite missionary child in India, leaving the faith and moving to Oregon where she finds a rather dubious love match, which she makes work, the story continues with that of her daughter. Many readers will recognize the problems faced by these women.

[A Trick of Nature] starts slowly and never picks up the pace. This book is certainly trite and predictable. At the end of 300+ pages, I asked myself, "So what"? It is the story of middle class suburbia, nothing more, nothing less. I kept waiting for the story to get better, but I was disappointed.

A balanced look at how one's beliefs and/or passions can cross the line.