Many thanks for the thoughtful review: The Keepers The contemporary novel set near a lake in Ontario, Canada tells of Beth, a single mom, battling to keep her head above water to save the family vineyard. Besides this, she is coping with her tearaway son, Alexandre, an ex-husband and a neighbour with whom she shares an uncomfortable past. Fifteen year old Alexandre, who longs to go and live in the city with his father, is mixed up in all kinds of mischief including drugs, a r

Thanks for the thought-provoking review of Moonshadow: "I was curious to find out how a work of fiction based on the grim truths of the Canadian residential school system could be categorized as a love story, but Ms. Goddard has managed to weave the two themes together seamlessly. This modern-day story follows Lauren, a young woman fresh out of journalism school who is sent to help look after her cherished grandfather who has fallen ill. During their time together at the fami

How is it possible for a mother to live with her son for fifteen years and not know him at all? When the call comes in the dead of night, her heart stops! Thanks for the thoughtful review: From the very first page of "The Keepers" the reader is made to feel tension and curiosity and this does not let up throughout the novel. It is easy to identify with the people in this multi-generational family with their many societal and present-day issues. Although they are basically goo

Thanks for the thought-provoking review. Moonshadow is classed as a romantic mystery, but it is much more than that. The heart of the story is the mistreatment of Native American children in Canada in the 1960s and 1970s. This mistreatment raises the question of how could such a thing happen? And the answer to that is all too easy because throughout history into today mankind has constantly demonstrated that it is capable, with public support, of inflicting crimes against hum

Thank you for the great review! Joy Goddard and Dan Pike write wonderful books. The Keepers tells the story of Beth, a single mother trying to raise her troubled son, while facing the daily challenges of keeping their family business, a vineyard in Ontario, Canada, alive. This is the story of Beth's son, Alexandre, a troubled and angry teenager trying to cope with the frustrations, and consequences, of growing up in today's world. This is also the story of Richard, a successf