Tangled Vines

Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters, Book 2

By: Kay Bratt

Narrated by: Kate Rudd

Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

With the bad memories of the Cultural Revolution and a life of hard work behind them, Benfu and his treasured Calla Lily are content watching their daughters blossom - six young women who they adopted as their own. But when a clue to the whereabouts of the biological daughter they lost decades ago suddenly surfaces, they begin a frantic search to find their beloved Dahlia…

Li Jin has lived thirty years at the mercy of cruel foster parents and a bleak orphanage, often surviving on the streets. But now that she has a son, she must try to make a better life for them - even if it means withstanding the abuse of a seedy foreigner in exchange for a home. But when Erik’s treatment turns truly sadistic, she must find a way to escape once and for all…

A beautiful yet haunting story about the “lost girls” of China, Tangled Vines takes us on a journey of heartbreak and then hope as we witness a woman’s quest to change her fate and a family’s last chance to untangle the lies of the past.

©2013 Kay Bratt (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Super touching, very well thought out plot.

I really loved this book. Because it was a sequal I worried I wouldn't. But it was a wonderful continuation of the first and in it actually had me even more captivated. I really loved it.

Excellent

Loved loved loved this story! Excellent reader and storyline, I could hardly stop reading. The characters are magnificent,, and touched my heart. I really did not want it to end. I felt all sorts of emotions while reading, sorrow, anxiousness, anger, and just overall happiness. whew, that's a lot! I liked the first book also, and I am looking forward to the third in this series.

Tangled Vines, is very appropriate title!

Loved hearing more about the family, even with the misfortune Dalia has to go thru! It's not everyday a story makes me slap my hand over my mouth, in an OMGOSH moment!

great book and reader

The reader did an amazing job keeping you in the book. The book was very intriguing and always kept you wanting more.

Reader Comments

After reading Tangled Vines I am encouraged to be a loving and protective parent to my own kids when I have them someday. Tangled Vines helped me to see that I can rise above my abused childhood and have a family of my own someday. Please recommend this novel to anyone you know who is an orphan and wants a family of his or her own someday.

Captivating

I love the story line of love and hope in the midst of tragic circumstances. The struggles of homelessness and abuse amidst courage and strength; a mixture of unconditional love and acceptance.

This narrator . . .

At only seconds into this audiobook, I knew I had heard this narrator before and that I hadn't enjoyed her performance. There's something about the way she pronounces the word "the" that is so distracting! I'm sure others who have listened to her narration so will know exactly what I am trying to say. Sadly, it's not just the one word that bugs me- the overall experience is grating.

The book is good. I enjoyed the first book in the series much more, though. I felt that this book was extremely predictable. It didn't have the a

Always good story

Kay Bratt always writes touching stories. Love her heartfelt endings. Felt that this ending was slightly abrupt, but overall good story line.

An exquisantly crafted bridge of this trilogy!

I loved "The Scavenger's Daughters" in and of itself. This second novel is a seamless progression in the family's narrative. No one is "left behind" and each person is relevant and grows as do living human beings.

I have mixed feelings about the next and final book, I fear that upon finishing I will mourn the loss of a relationship, like when contact is lost with friends / family relationships via untoward life events ( death, divorce, etc).

another success

ABSOLUTELY captivating and creative writing that draws you in and keeps you entertained for hours and the characters are realistic and diverse. I highly recommended this novel, wonderfully written and narrated.