![]() ![]() ![]() Lenz creates well-drawn characters, especially the agoraphobic grandmother and the witty grandfather, who made me bust out laughing on many occasions. Being a metro-Detroiter, it was cool to see Cara going to the climbing facilities near her new home since I've been to those, as well. She must try to make new friends, try to grapple with the loss she faced in Ecuador, and try to understand where she fits in to her new locale as well as the world as a whole. The book follows Cara's emotional journey from Ecuador, where tragedy strikes her family, to the flat, concrete streets of a Detroit suburb, where she is sent to try to restart her life with her grandparents. She offers so much sensual and lyrical detail about the climbing process that I felt I was on the cliffs and mountains with main character Cara. Lenz's book pulled me right in with her descriptions of mountain climbing in The Art of Holding On and Letting Go. ![]()
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