Listening Still

Jeannie Masterson can talk to the dead. This is a skill she has had since she was a small child growing up in her family’s funeral home. While her Aunt Harry was washing the bodies, Jeannie was talking to the dead. This is one reason her family’s busines is doing well. The dead can pass on messages to their families.

Jeannie never planned on staying in the family business and when her parents announce their retirement, she is devastated. The plans she had as a teenager were put on hold and now seem beyond her grasp. With the death of someone close to Jeannie, her world collapses around her and her future is now uncertain. She has decisions to make – should she stay or should she go?

This book is beautifully written. The characters are fully developed, the story flows nicely and it is written in the first-person point of view. There are flashbacks of Jeannie’s childhood and first love. I have not read any other books by this author, but I plan to look for them in the future. If you like fiction with family drama, you would enjoy this book.