In her latest Ms. McKenzie explores the familial relationships and how they are coping with the approaching death of a loved one. “Six Weeks to Life” is a family drama with heart and secrets. This is Jennifer’s story, a middle age mother of triplets, grown women, who has been diagnosed with a brain tumor and given six weeks to live. To top this terrible diagnosis she is in the process of an unpleasant divorce from her husband of many years. In the face of what is to come Jennifer decides to spend what little time she had left with her daughters and twin grandsons. But things are not smooth sailing...
Told in alternate chapters with each in their distinct voice, the story is told from the point of view of Jennifer and her three daughters. The pace is a bit slow way too slow for my taste it kinds of jog along with many repetitions. The family dynamic is at its lowest, they squabble a lot and their communication seemed frivolous. But as the book progresses, we see more of the ghosts behind their dysfunction and about turn sets in and the story gets a bit more interesting.
I did not find much suspense rather a tedious read. All through, Jennifer and her girls were obsessed over their father and over the secrets they hid from each other. What a bunch of bratty and childish daughters and Jennifer was not much better. Half way when the tempo lost its steam and the bickering from the characters never ended I wanted to abandon this boring story till finally I reached the last chapter and wow a twist I never saw coming.
Although, this latest is not my favourite, I will not give up on this author.
My thanks to Atria Books and Netgalley for the opportunity to receive this ARC for my thoughts: this is the way I see it.
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