Welcome To the Great Mysterious by Lorna Landvik

So I finished my most recent read. It was a really quick read as all of Landvik's novels are. This is my third time reading her and of course, I wasn't disappointed - though I should say in comparison with the other two, this was my least favorite.

Welcome to the Great Mysterious is about Geneva Jordan, an aging Broadway star. During a recent hiatus from the stage, Geneva is asked by her fraternal twin Ann to stay at her house in Minnesota to care for her 13-year old Down Syndrome boy (Rich) while she and her husband take a much needed (and first) trip together since Rich's birth. Geneva reluctantly agrees and surprisingly enough, slips easily into the role of caregiver. While getting to know her nephew, she also gets to know herself and reconnects with certain things she had lost in her self-absorbed world on stage.

This novel, at times, got a bit corny and predictable but for one who doesn't mind the corny so much, it was still very enjoyable. As with the other two Landvik novels I've read, there was an unexpected, heart-wrenching, tear-jerking moment which helped to tie the whole novel together and leave me wanting more. As always, a definite recommendation and I look forward to the next novel of hers that I pick up.