Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller book review

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 stars

 This book is about two 52-year-old twins, Jeanie and Julius. Throughout their lives, they have lived with their mother Dot, in a rural area. The family is very impoverished and isolated from the world. The twins have always had to depend on their mother for everything. One morning the twins wake up to find that their mother had shockingly died. How will the twins ever survive without her? 

Unsettled Ground is not a happy, mood-boosting story. The mood throughout is very melancholy and poignant. This book looks at how keeping a secret can deeply impact other people’s lives. Unsettled Ground is very thought-provoking and deep. I loved the depth of the characters and how the author made me feel like I knew the twins. The ending of the book completely wraps up the story beautifully. 

This is my first book by Claire fuller and Unsettled Ground was very well written. 

I am definitely going to read some of Claire’s previous works! Many thanks to Netgalley, Fig Tree, and Claire Fuller for the advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review!