She’s turning her back on her past, those old beliefs, and old value systems.Īlex: I know! I found her saying goodbye to her past was what made her decisions about Aidan so believable. Laurie: But it’s a world she knows she couldn’t live in: that perfect little picket fence town.

One that could live with her and vice versa.Īlex: She had her eyes opened and questioned her own stereotypes just as others judge her. Laurie: Yes! And a more accepting religion. The snow was making everything clean and bright as she headed north - a clean palette, a new world.Īlex: Exactly. Like Hannah going to the house in the snow. I always imagine things in my head as I read, and with this book it was so easy. Laurie: It’s true! So much packed in, so many thoughts and yet nothing gets bogged down by all the weighty concepts. Like when Hannah is tiptoeing around Aidan’s house - the coat hooks, the chintz. She managed to get all that detail of the journey into such a short space, which allowed her to really paint some scenes with such poignancy that I couldn’t help but feel like I was watching a movie almost. Hillary Jordan is such a talented writer. Will she make it to her final destination? What have been the lessons she’s learned along the way?Īlex: So, When She Woke has come to an end. Hannah, our heroine, is on the final legs of her journey toward safety and salvation but first decides to take a little detour to meet up with the person who was the father of her misfortune. Alex and I are riveted by the final section of Hillary Jordan’s When She Woke (page 221 to end).

When She Woke by Hillary Jordan