Book Review: ‘This Place Of Wonder: A Novel’ By Barbara O’Neal

Famed chef Augustus Beauvals has died and for three women in his life it means coming to gribs with his death and what it means for each of them moving forward. There’s his daughter Maya, who is in rehab at the time of his death for being an alcoholic. Her current young girlfriend Norah and his ex-wife and the love of his life Meadow. Now they must all figure out how to move on come to gribs with his death. He wasn’t around much for Maya, who now finds herself in a new situation. Norah has no money and no one she can count on but soon becomes friends with Maya. And Meadow has secrets of her own she wants keep secret. And then there’s the cause of death for Augustus as it looks like it might have been murder. Everyone is a suspect and we learn the shocking details about what really happened to him. At it’s core it’s about family and putting the past behind you. A well-written novel that keeps you reading along with these interesting characters.

You can pick up This Place Of Wonder in stores on Tuesday, July 19th.