I was immersed in Roll the Sun Across the Sky from the first line: “The summer before I ruin his life …” Of course, I had to learn how the protagonist, a twenty-four-year-old woman, destroys someone’s life! That the story involves a trip across Europe during the 1970s, just when I was traveling around the world, also grabbed my attention.
Roll the Sun Across the Sky is written in two points of view as well as two timelines. While most of the book is in the point of view of Arden, the protagonist, there is an occasional chapter from her daughter’s perspective, showing how she is influenced by both her mother and stepfather.
Probst does a marvelous job of making an unsympathetic character intriguing and showing her character arc. Despite my frustrations with Arden, I literally could not put the book down. It is like waiting for the train wreck you can see coming but can’t prevent. Highly recommend!
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Roll the Sun Across the Sky (She Writes Press/Simon & Schuster, May 13, 2025) is available through:
Your local independent bookstore | Amazon | Barnes & Noble
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You can read my reviews of Probst’s other books here:
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