In the unlikely instance you haven’t picked up on it yet, allow me to inform you that Kristin Hannah is quickly becoming one of my favourite writers. After reading The Nightingale, I knew I needed more, and from there I’ve been working my way through a number of her works, with some honourable mentions including The Women and The Four Winds. Her storytelling and character-building abilities are like nothing I have ever come across before, and her writing is fucking brilliant.
I’m just about done reading True Colours, which, from my own observations, seems to be a lesser-known title of hers. It tells the story of three sisters who lose their mother to illness when they’re all very young. They’re a ranching family who reside and work on their ranch named Waters Edge, and while horses have been a tremendous component of all of their lives, the youngest sister connects with them the deepest and follows in her father’s footsteps to manage the ranch. As the sisters grow and mature, they find themselves facing a situation that could prove to be catastrophic in the context of the bonds they share with each other.
I love this story. It was a little slow to start, and I wasn’t entirely sure what was going to happen, but trust that Kristin Hannah will catch you off guard with her unexpected twists and turns, and have you yelling at one page and weeping at the next. This story resonates so deeply with me because it reminds me of my own sister and how she and I have depended on each other at various points throughout our lives.
This story is about the bonds of family, love, and how quickly these things can unravel when trust is betrayed. It is, like all of Hannah’s works, a read.
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