The Postcard

Beverly Lewis has written some excellent books both before and after this one. Unfortunately this one falls short of being a well-rounded and immersing novel. \\r\\nThe premise is good. A mother is left bereaved after an accident that took the life of her husband and one of her children. Her eyesight is forever damaged, although speculation as to the permanency of the damage is called into question by her family. She meets a reporter and they form an unlikely friendship which is born through an investigation of a mysterious postcard written years before and found by the journalist. \\r\\n\\r\\nI found the story rather slow at times and difficult to engage with, which eventually bored me. There was not a lot of outside character development with family and friends, and I would have liked this aspect to be explored further. The mystery surrounding the postcard was not very interesting. I couldn't help but feel it was built up to be bigger and more of a story than it turned out to be. Not a great novel, but fans may still wish to read it anyway.