When I heard Lois Cloarec Hart had a new title coming out in May, I didn't realize it was going to be such a short read. It can be frustrating when one of your favorite authors writes something you can finish within an hour. But Beyond and Begone is a sweet and touching read, with surprises and supernatural elements that work well within the story.
Plus, of course, there's the terrific writing! There's a special warmth Hart creates, not just with the backstory of Erin and Gwen's once in a lifetime love, but in Erin's wonderful friendship with Gwen's sister Mariel: "Vignettes from their years growing up together flashed through her mind, and underlying each of them was love and laughter."
The pain of having lost the most important woman in her life is suddenly matched by Erin's realizing others have deeply suffered, too, and in that there is comfort to any reader who has experienced it herself. "I never once considered how it must feel to love and not only be unable to speak of that love, but have to deal with the pain of suppressing it day in and night out."
Beyond and Begone could have been a bit longer, but it is no less powerful in its message of love and friendship.
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