A review by baancs
The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

“How can I be happy?” she asks with anguish. “To get this baby, my brother had to die. Do you understand?”
“And to get this family, my best friend had to die,” he says gruffly. “So aren’t we both a sorry pair?”

✨ reread ✨

About a family trapped in their grief and how the people around them are also affected by it.

I think I loved reading this even more the second time around. The lines and dialogues are just so plainly beautiful. 🥺