Mom Knows Everything

I am an avid reader and I recently got the book Thirsty by Kristin Bair O'Keeffe to review.

About Thirsty:

It is 1883, and all of Klara Bozic’s girlish dreams have come crashing down as she arrives in Thirsty, a gritty steel town carved into the slopes above the Monongahela River just outside of Pittsburgh. She has made a heartbreaking discovery. Her new husband, Drago, is as abusive as the father she left behind in Croatia.

In Kristin Bair O’Keeffe’s debut novel, Klara’s life unfolds over forty years as she struggles to find her place in a new country where her survival depends on the friends who nurture her: gutsy, funny Katherine Zupanovic, who isn’t afraid of Drago’s fist; BenJo, the only black man in Thirsty to have his own shop; and strangely enough, Old Man Rupert, the town drunk.

Thirsty follows a chain of unlikely events that keep Klara’s spirit aloft: a flock of angelic butterflies descends on Thirsty; Klara gives birth to her first child in Old Man Rupert’s pumpkin patch; and BenJo gives her a talking bird. When Klara’s daughter marries a man even more brutal than Drago, Klara is forced to act. If she doesn’t finally break the cycle of violence in her family, her granddaughters will one day walk the same road, broken and bruised. As the threads that hold her family together fray and come undone, Klara must decide whether she has the courage to carve out a peaceful spot in the world for herself and her girls.

My review:

Thirsty is a great book that all women, not only mothers, should read. It takes you into the life of Klara and her struggle as an abusive wife. Not only do you feel for Klara, but also for her children. It also shows that how the friendship of others can help a person through the worst of times in their life and how that no matter what there is always an option, a way out, especially with the help of your friends. This book is about the struggle of violence against women and that is something we all should be made more aware of.

You can find out more about this book and the author at www.ThirstyTheNovel.com. You can purchase this book online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Swallow Press. You can also check out your local bookstore for it.


The products in this review were given to me free of charge for testing and review. My review and opinions are not influenced by this or any source, they are my honest opinion of the product.