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Reviewed by Bernadette Longu for Readers' Favorite
In Water the Colour of Slate by Mary Ann Noe, the author has taken a subject that even to this day is very sensitive; that of a mixed-race child and how the world feels and reacts to the situation. The author has written the story through the eyes of those in the modern day and how they trace their roots back in time after finding documents and hurtful notes in an old abandoned building in the town of Woods Portage. The plot revolves around Louise Wright and her father who, in the nineteenth century, moved to Woods Portage to start a new life. Louise was going to marry the reverend's son but fell in love with a Native American: the mixed-race baby was the result. The two main characters are Lou MacManus, Louise's great-granddaughter, and Kapi, Lou's step-granddaughter, who must work through their differences, beliefs, and shared history.
Mary Ann Noe writes with gentle care, persuasion, acceptance, understanding, and curiosity as the last of the descendants, Kapi, who is 14 years old, helps Lou find out just what happened to the family and why the Mercantile did not remain theirs over the years. Noe uses her characters most interestingly and excitingly as the story unfolds. The author captures the reader's attention from the beginning as everyone is intrigued about where they came from and who their ancestors are, even if it means bringing to light something that people want to keep buried. This book is a very interesting and unusual read. I really enjoyed it and found that I had empathy with the characters. Water the Colour of Slate is something quite different from the usual themes. A story well worth reading.
