The Ravine
Mary Coley
- Reading
- Consider reading together if the peril or relationship strain feels weighty; pause to check how the reader is finding the tension, then continue at a comfortable pace.
- Themes
- Attention, crisis and family troubles: Katy’s parents are consumed by marital problems while she lies injured; other families are also caught up in their own troubles. The premise places personal crises alongside an urgent need for attention, but does not show how the full story judges the characters’ choices.
- Worth knowing
- Katy is described as severely injured, and the premise presents an urgent effort to get help. It also mentions a marriage in crisis; the detail and eventual outcome are unclear.