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Reviewed by Karen Pirnot for Readers' Favorite
Those who read Kristina McMorris will immediately understand that The Pieces We Keep is probably her best work to date. It features seven decades of mystery, beginning with a couple in love at the outbreak of World War II. Vivian and Isaak fall in love at an inopportune time and when Vivian becomes pregnant with their child, she hastily marries another man who has captured her heart. Their secrets span four generations until we meet Audra Hughes, a widowed woman with a young son named Jack. Jack has recurring nightmares which both unnerve and mystify his mother. He seems to have long-held glimpses of a secret life which a child his age would never be able to recall. This leads to the suspicion of a past life, an idea which is antithetical to everything Audra Hughes believes. It will take giant leaps of faith before the mysteries are solved and people are joined in time.
It doesn't matter if you believe or disbelieve in reincarnation. It doesn't matter if you believe in heaven or hell or anything in between. This book is so well written and developed that you will be captivated by the possibilities of the unknown and thrilled to turn the next page to see what literary surprises await. The research about actual events in World War II makes the book so much more believable as a probability rather than a possibility. Most readers will identify with Audra's terror as she attempts to protect her vulnerable son from further tragedy. Most readers will beg Kristina McMorris to write a sequel so that they might revel in what is yet to come for Audra and her son. This is a brilliant interweaving of the pieces of our lives.
