Imagine never knowing who your family was or where you came from, living your life in foster home after foster home, always feeling abandoned, and then you get a letter from an attorney saying that your grandmother has left you her entire estate, but there is a deadline for claiming it. This was the life of Kendall Green, the main character in Carla Laureano's newest book, Provenance.
Both Kendall and Gabe, the other primary character in the book have had an education in the school of hard knocks, which makes this book so interesting. The characters are not over-the-top perfect and that makes them relatable to the reader.
I have watched enough Antiques Roadshow to know that the provenance of a piece adds to its value, it's the pedigree, so to speak. What Kendall doesn't know is her own provenance and alternately hopes and dreads finding it through her grandmother's estate.
I have read a few of Carla's books and thoroughly enjoyed them all. Her writing is engaging and compelling. This book is one I lost sleep over, because I just couldn't put it down. Five Stars, Two Thumbs Up, and a genuine Eames chair to sit in and read.
Tyndale House and NetGalley.com provided the copy I read for this review. All opinions expressed are my own.
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