The Benson family is back, and they are no more the young adults whom we met in the first book but a bunch of fine young ladies and gentlemen in their twenties and thirties. Their lives have moved ahead many years since Scott, the eldest of the first generation passed away and with the time the family has grown big adding spouses and children when one by one got married and settled down. Willow, the eldest is now thirty two year old and a mother of six, three of her own and three from her husband’s first marriage. Her bliss was multiplied after the grandchildren gifted to her by the two elder daughters. Apart from Emilee every other Benson is now happy and well off with. However, their lives still have its fair share of sorrows and tragedies, sometimes in a way of losing a family member or at times as natural disasters. So, A Gathering of Sorrows – Volume Two of Benson Family Chronicles will welcome you all to join Benson family’s journey for another two years ahead.
I personally enjoyed this book even more than I did the previous one, probably because the family is now large and most of the members were old enough to make their own contribution to the story. The author has skillfully managed to spin a web connecting so many characters and a chain of events together. The story would slide over the pages so smoothly taking us along with the Bensons to experience their happening lives. The narration was perfect that I felt the warmth and comfort while reading the novel which a person would only feel when they belong to a loving and caring family. As the first novel, this again is a great example of victory against all the mishaps and proves the strength of unity. The incidents, life styles, characters and emotions are expressed so beautifully and intensely. Flashbacks of their early lives are blend at right intervals making the story even more touching. It’s a real family story with usual up and downs, tears and laughter. All in all I am sure that this novel would certainly be a wonderful read, especially if you are a family person and enjoys the family moments small or big.
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