4 stars
Every summer of his youth, Frankie Washburn spendt time at his family's resort in Minnesota. He returns to the Pines before entering World War II and a series of moments lead to a horrendous mistake that haunts all involved forever. This book encapsulates a lot of different issues. There is a beautiful romance between Frankie and his boyhood friend that captures so much of the innocence and scandal of same-sex relationship during that period of time. Frankie also deals with the disappointment of his father who wished for a manlier son and the resentment flowing from both characters is palpable in sections. The plight of the Native Americans on the reservation and their relationship to the wealthy white family played a big part of the story and all of the characters were extremely well developed.
All of this was so well done and beautifully written during the first part of the book. However, as the book progresses into the years following the war, all of the different storylines just stall and really nothing is resolved. I even wished that the book was longer and more of the character arcs fleshed out more. Overall, though, there was a lot here that I really enjoyed and I thought the writing was beautiful and the storyline kept me interested. I received an ARC of this book free from the publisher.
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