G690 Book Review of Taming the Twisted by Jodie Toohey
Name of Book: Taming the Twisted Author: Jodie Toohey ISBN: 9780692449653 Publisher: Wordsy Woman Press Type of book: Iowa, tornadoes, survival, mystery, abandonment, death, creating life, surrogacy parents, siblings, mysterious disappearances, sins, secrets, 1860 Year it was published: 2015 Summary: "Taming the Twisted" is written in a similar style to Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House" books though updated for modern times. It might read as if she'd left in all of the juicy tidbits about things people didn't talk about during the time when she was writing. "Taming the Twisted" is a story of destruction, romance, mystery, and deceit set against a back drop of an actual historical event. In early June, 1860, Abigail enjoyed a peaceful home life with her parents, younger sister, and twin toddler brothers. Their home in Camanche, Iowa, where they’d emigrated from Pennsylvania, was almost complete and her beau, Joseph Sund,...