She retreats to her grandfather’s house in Cornwall, and there, while jogging, she happens upon the ruin of what locals inform her is Loeanneth, the ancestral lakeside manse of the deShiel family. In 2003, Sadie is put on administrative leave from her post with the London police force for getting too involved in a child-abandonment case. Thank you, Simon and Schuster Canada, for the complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.A suspected kidnapping, a once-proud manor house, and a disgraced police officer all figure in Morton’s latest multigenerational Cornish saga. The White Hare is an exceptionally atmospheric read as Cornish folklore is mixed with the supernatural and readers who enjoy Kate Morton and Alice Hoffman, or those looking for a mysterious read, will want to pick this one up.
As the plot progresses and comes closer to its conclusion, the story picks up speed until all of the secrets are revealed. The pace of the plot is quite slow in the beginning however, Johnson keeps the reader engaged by creating mysteries surrounding White Valley that the reader will want to uncover. What this central theme parallels are secrets of their new home and the odd things that have been happening in White Valley for some time. At its core, The White Hare focuses on trauma that can create rot in the family unit and the attempt to break that cycle of trauma. Families are complicated and messy, and Johnson portrayed that authentically throughout The White Hare. What I appreciate about the complexity between these three is that it felt genuine. The relationships between Magda, Mila, and Janey are all complex.
Introverted and imaginative Janey uses her favourite stuffed animal, Rabbit, as a way to escape, and tells unsettling stories that Rabbit has told her about White Valley. Quiet and anxious Mila, on the other hand, only wants a safe space for her and Janey as they try to outrun a scandal from Mila’s past. When stubborn and aggressive Magda comes across a gothic house sitting atop a cliff overlooking the ocean, she dreams of restoring it to its original glory as a venue where fantastical parties can happen. Part historical fiction, part Cornish folklore, Jane Johnson’s The White Hare takes readers on a mysterious journey as Magdalena, her daughter Mila, and Mila’s daughter Janey move to the far west of Cornwall in hopes of starting over but have different ideas as to what that should look like.
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