The Writing Desk

The Writing Desk
by Rachel Hauck

Tenley has just had every writer's dream, her first book has become a success, spending 22 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.  However, now that her second book is due soon she has writer's block.  Her first book was such a success, how does she repeat that?

Tenley's mother asks for help as she goes through chemotherapy, so Tenley goes across the country.  She has rarely seen her mother in the past 20 years, so seeing them reunited was interesting.  They discussed her mother's failed marriages after she left Tenley's father and the mistakes of the past.  Tenley's mother genuinely did love her father.

This novel is split chapters between present day Tenley, and 1903 Birdie.  Birdie is presured to get married, but what she would really like to do is marry for love and to write.

I found the present-day story of Tenley a little more interesting than Birdie's.  It was interesting to see how their two stories would finally connect.  It was a decent story.