The Monsters of Templeton

A good book. I love how she weaved Cooper's fictional characters Natty Bumppo and Chief Chingachgook into the story. I forget about the sadness of the Cooper characters and just remember the adventure. Groff reminds me how heartbreaking their stories are and how lonely those two (fictional) men must have been. My problems with the book were 1) The family mystery was not very compelling. But they never are. I guess after reading Possession, everything else in that vein of academic research and family background disappoints. 2) Her mother wasn't as impressive as her character kept saying she was. I just didn't get her strength or appeal. I would read more by Groff though. And can't wait to discuss it with book club!