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Product details
File Size: 2032 KB
Print Length: 290 pages
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing (September 1, 2016)
Publication Date: September 1, 2016
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B019K2JGYE
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I picked this book as my August Kindle First read. Without giving anything away, I will try to review the novel.The story is told through multiple POV chapters of characters living in a close-knit suburban town - some of whom have never left and others who have had to return after years of being away. The chapters are short, slowly building up the story from various perspectives, and effectively ease the reader into the underlying mystery of the town and leave you wanting to keep reading the book to find out exactly what is going on. The characters are 3-dimensional, and their chapters noticeably differ in tone and writing style. I have been disappointed with some of the Kindle First books I've selected in the past because the writing was too bland and predictable, and good writing is very important to me. This book was well-written, pleasant, and a nice quick read.
According to the description, this is a book about secrets. There ARE secrets in the middle-class enclave of Sycamore Glen, NC. Old ones and newer ones; important and trivial. Some are deep, dark secrets and some are the kind of secrets that people think they've kept under wraps until something happens that makes them realize that everyone knew all along. The smooth surface of social intercourse must be maintained and sometimes pretending not to notice what's right in front of your nose is the only thing to do.But it seems to me that on a deeper level it's a book about loss. The losses that all of us sustain as we go through life and must deal with as best we can. There are inevitable losses that creep up so quietly we don't see them coming and couldn't do anything about it if we did. Sometimes (ironically) our losses are a result of getting what we hoped and worked for. Bryte has longed to be a mother, but her achievement of that status brings an end to the freedom and satisfactions of her career. Zell and her husband have worked and sacrificed for years to raise their children and make them independent adults. Now they can enjoy their well-earned "Golden Years" but Zell has a sense of emptiness and would give anything to go back to the chaos of a young family. Be careful what you wish for.There are the unspeakable losses that we know CAN happen. The end of a marriage. The death of a spouse or child. A severe, life-changing illness. We make bargains with God and do all the right things. I will eat a healthy diet, exercise, buy a car with a good safety rating, and never, ever let my children out of my sight. All worthwhile precautions, but then a shocking accident at the community pool reminds everyone that even the most stringent precautions don't always stave off tragedy.And there are losses that take us completely off guard. Police. Lawyers. Embarrassed friends and neighbors. The sense that "things like this don't happen to people like us." Two women in Sycamore Glen have men in prison. One has a family and strong support system. One doesn't. Is loss easier if you've never known anything else or harder if you had a lot to lose?What struck me forcibly was the lack of complacency. These women know that they lead enviable lives. They cling to what they have and try to deserve it. They are "good people." They look after each others' kids and walk the elderly neighbors' dogs. In a time of crisis, they even reach out to the neighborhood undesirables - the renters in the run-down house they call "the eyesore." It's awkward, but they do it. God love 'em.This is very much a "woman's book" although one of the main characters is a man whose wife deserted him and their children. Typically, he gets much more sympathy and help than would be extended to a woman in the same situation. All woman believe that men are really the weak, helpless ones and men take full advantage of that belief.It's also a very Southern book. The younger women sometimes lapse into "you guys" but they also say "a gracious plenty" and pepper their conversations with the polite Southern woman's disclaimer, "if you ask me." The nights are hot and the days are hotter and comfort food is a tomato sandwich on squishy white bread with lots of mayonnaise. Even the author's name is a tip-off. I grew up with Marybeths and Mary Lous and Mary Sues and Mary Carolines, but never a plain Mary. Southerners are great for embellishment. If you can't make something better, at least you can pretty it up. Sometimes it's a bit self-conscious in a "we're-Southern-aren't-we-cute way" but mostly it rings true.I enjoyed this book. Some of the people and the situations are cliches, but cliches and stereotypes exist because there's some truth in them. While we all feel unique, there are only so many human possibilities. The teen queen whose adult life disappoints her. The shy wallflower who blossoms into a beauty but lacks confidence. The old people who envy the young ones' full lives and the young people who envy the old folk's freedom and financial security. The men and women who fall in love and don't live happily ever after. The misfits who make us uneasy and fearful. The losers who irritate us by making the same mistakes over and over. These are real, recognizable people.This isn't a perfect book. Sometimes the author makes her points a little too carefully. Ideally, the characters should tell the story and the reader should interpret it. Still, the author created a cast of characters and made me want to finish the book and find out what happens to them. Isn't that what fiction is all about?
Sycamore Glen is a small town in North Carolina, where life revolves around the community pool in the summer. Everyone knows everything there is to know about their neighbors, and most people seem to grow up and never leave town. Jencey, though, did leave. And now she's back, decades later with two young daughters in tow. Her best friend from high school has married Jencey's ex-boyfriend, and suddenly Jencey's arrival has her questioning the foundation of her marriage. Lance is still technically married but feeling overwhelmed by his wife taking off without explanation half a year before. With two young kids of his own to manage while keeping afloat at work, he comes to rely on next door neighbor Zell, a grandmotherly woman whose house feels empty without children running around. Also relying on Zell is young Cailey, who finds herself taken in after her own single mother becomes overwhelmed taking care of her brother. The characters all find themselves gravitating towards each other at their daily pool outings, and their stories become intertwined as their lazy Southern summer stretches on.The blurb on the back of this book seemed to make it seem more like a mystery or thriller, with "dark revelations," and "long-buried secrets." This book didn't seem to really have any of those aspects to it, though; it was dramatic, as any small town is with its rumors and skeletons in the closet, but it wasn't particularly thrilling or mysterious. It read just like a dramatic piece of Southern fiction, which it was. I enjoyed my read for the most part; there were plenty of characters so there always seemed to be something going on, and I felt invested in some of their lives. However, it also just felt a little flat. It would probably make a decent beach read, but it didn't really rock my world.
I am a guy who usually reads sci-fi, magical realism, or history. I only downloaded this because Amazon gave it away for free this month to Prime users. I am glad I did.The book is well written with a quiet, assured voice. The troubles that eventually surface could be considered a little on the dramatic side, yet they have grown so organically from the characters, that they don't seem at all contrived or forced. It is a rare thing these days for an author to manage to move the plot along without resorting to out of character or illogical actions of the characters.I have always been a loner by nature. I am awkward and shy in social situations and have trouble "reading" people that can lead to misunderstandings. I have found it easier and less stressful to be alone. However, this story inspires me to go meet my neighbors and get to know them, even though I fear the entanglements that could follow or to find out I dislike them. But who knows, maybe it could lead to something better as well.
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