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Root, Petal, Thorn (2016)

von Ella Joy Olsen

Reihen: Salt Lake City Ancestry (book 1)

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Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:"Provocative in the way it explodes and expands the category of historical fiction." ??Salt Lake Tribune
In this beautifully written and powerful debut novel, Ella Joy Olsen traces the stories of five fascinating women who inhabit the same historic home over the course of a century??braided stories of love, heartbreak and courage connect the women, even across generations.

Ivy Baygren has two great loves in her life: her husband, Adam, and the bungalow they buy together in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Salt Lake City, Utah. From the moment she and Adam lay eyes on the home, Ivy is captivated by its quaint details??the old porch swing, ornate tiles, and especially an heirloom rose bush bursting with snowy white blossoms. Called the Emmeline Rose for the home's original owner, it seems yet another sign that this place will be Ivy's happily-ever-after...Until her dreams are shattered by Adam's unexpected death.

Striving to be strong for her two children, Ivy decides to tackle the home-improvement projects she and Adam once planned. Day by day, as she attempts to rebuild her house and her resolve, she uncovers clues about previous inhabitants, from a half-embroidered sampler to buried wine bottles. And as Ivy learns about the women who came before her??the young Mormon torn between her heart and anti-polygamist beliefs, the Greek immigrant during World War II, a troubled single mother in the 1960s??she begins to uncover the lessons of her own journey. For every story has its sadness, but there is also the possibility of blooming again, even stronger and more resilient
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If you have ever lived in an old home, this book will give you a new perspective of that house. It unfolds stories from five women who have lived in the home over the decades, artfully arranging the highs and lows in their lives.

I loved reading the history of different decades, taking us back to the turn of the 20th century, through the destitute years of WWII, and the psychedelic 1960's. The current owner of the home is struggling to get through a painful loss, and part of her therapy becomes delving into the homes past, and those who lived there. The slivers of those women's lives become important in her healing, knowing others in the very same home pushed past their pain and found reasons to carry on.

The stories are beautifully written... stories of strong women who don't give up in the face of tragedy.
A great read! ( )
  JillHannah | Nov 20, 2023 |
In the “About the Author” notes, Ella Joy Olsen lives in a hundred-year-old bungalow with her family in Salt Lake City. I imagine that her home was the inspiration for this sweeping saga of the five women who have called cottage on Downington Avenue home since it was built in 1913.

The book opens in current time. Ivy Baygreen is reeling from the sudden death of her husband, Adam. She is trying to get back to normal for her two kids, but her grief is too heavy. Her doctor brother, Stephen, encourages her and tries to help with the kids, but Ivy is almost prostrate. Stephen helps her create a list to get her moving. One of the items, “Get your house in order.” She and Adam were always remodeling their home, and she needs to get on with the projects, or at least clean up the mess.

One of the things she has to do is crawl into the attic and determine if Mama Raccoon is back with her babies. As she is investigating, she discovers a wooden box. Taking it downstairs, she discovers an incomplete embroidery piece. It is a marriage sampler for Emmeline and Nathaniel. Wait, she remembers, the rosebush is named the Emmeline. Could this have something to do with her? Her yard is home to an heirloom rose bush called the Emmeline Rose. Ivy loves the snowy white blossoms. It was one of the first things she fell in love with at the house.

And so propels Ivy into examining her home more carefully She uncovers clues about the previous inhabitants which propels her into doing some research into the families who have lived there before her.

Sisters Emmeline and Cora and their parents were the home’s original occupants in 1913. Next is Bitsy Robinson, a child of the Great Depression whose mother has died. Eris Gianopolous is a Greek immigrant. Her sections take place in 1944. She is sick and tired of the war raging around the world, sick and tired of worrying about her soon-to-be eighteen-year-old son who want to join the fight, and especially sick and tired of her Victory Garden. Lainey Harper moves in in 1968. Her sections are about her struggle with manic-depression and her efforts to retain custody of her daughter, Sylvie.

I LOVED this story. It weaved back and forth between the women, never in any particular order. It’s a saga of moving on when it seems you can’t even get out bed. Olsen could have easily made a five-novel series from these stories. I sort of wish she had. I missed the each character as the sections changed, and I was sad when I reached the end. Can’t wait to read more from this debut novelist.

I give Root, Petal, Thorn, 5 out of 5 stars. ( )
  juliecracchiolo | Feb 16, 2018 |
This is a great book. It transported me to many decades, and into the lives of multiple people. It was a journey that I was happy to be on. I liked the differences of all these women, and loved the centerpiece of the house. It was a character all its own. I was very lucky when I was chosen to receive this book as part of a Goodreads giveaway. I definitely won with this one. The writer has true talent. ( )
  patsaintsfan | Jul 15, 2017 |
Ivy Baygren loves her husband, Adam, and their bungalow that's in one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Salt Lake City. She loves the quaint details and the rose bush called Emmeline Rose after one of the home's original inhabitants. When Adam would renovate their home and find treasures left behind from previous owners, he would call them "Easter Eggs" But Adam has unexpectedly died and it's up to Ivy to finish the home improvement projects they had planned. As she does so, she finds more Easter Eggs and uncovers clues about the women who have lived in the house throughout its one hundred years - the young Mormon torn between following her heart and her anti-polygamist beliefs, the Greek immigrant during World War II, a troubled single mother in the 1960's. As she learns about their lives, she also learns that there is a little sad in every story.

The cover is beautiful. I loved the concept of the book and enjoyed learning about each of the five women connected by the same old house. The stellar writing makes these women come to life and their stories are equally compelling. A great debut for Ella Joy Olsen!

I received a free copy through Goodreads First Reads. ( )
  jenn88 | Apr 25, 2017 |
This is a fantastic book about love and loss and connections to past generations. One line in the book (from Ivy's list of how to survive) sums the novel up for me: "Understand there is a little sad in every story."

As the novel begins, Ivy is waking up and realizing, once again, that he husband Adam is dead. He was killed in a car accident and Ivy is having difficulty in accepting his death. Ivy and Adam lived in an old house with their two children and Adam spent a lot of time doing upgrades to the house. Ivy decides that she needs to tackle the home projects and as she works she finds small items from the previous owners of the house. As these items are found, Ivy decides to do research on the previous owners of the house. The novel consists not of Ivy's attempt at recovery but also the stories of the lives of the previous owners of the house. The stories take the reader through WWI, the Depression and WWII as well as modern times. All of the stories are interrelated with the house that they lived in tying the stories together.

Often times when you read a novel with several characters telling their part of the story, you enjoy the story of one over the others. I must admit that I liked reading about Ivy the most but the rest of the characters were also wonderful and I didn't hurry through any of the stories to get to a character that I liked more because I liked them all.

This was a fantastic debut novel and I look forward to this author's future books.

Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. ( )
  susan0316 | Sep 7, 2016 |
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Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:"Provocative in the way it explodes and expands the category of historical fiction." ??Salt Lake Tribune
In this beautifully written and powerful debut novel, Ella Joy Olsen traces the stories of five fascinating women who inhabit the same historic home over the course of a century??braided stories of love, heartbreak and courage connect the women, even across generations.

Ivy Baygren has two great loves in her life: her husband, Adam, and the bungalow they buy together in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Salt Lake City, Utah. From the moment she and Adam lay eyes on the home, Ivy is captivated by its quaint details??the old porch swing, ornate tiles, and especially an heirloom rose bush bursting with snowy white blossoms. Called the Emmeline Rose for the home's original owner, it seems yet another sign that this place will be Ivy's happily-ever-after...Until her dreams are shattered by Adam's unexpected death.

Striving to be strong for her two children, Ivy decides to tackle the home-improvement projects she and Adam once planned. Day by day, as she attempts to rebuild her house and her resolve, she uncovers clues about previous inhabitants, from a half-embroidered sampler to buried wine bottles. And as Ivy learns about the women who came before her??the young Mormon torn between her heart and anti-polygamist beliefs, the Greek immigrant during World War II, a troubled single mother in the 1960s??she begins to uncover the lessons of her own journey. For every story has its sadness, but there is also the possibility of blooming again, even stronger and more resilient

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