About the book:
Ever since her husband Joe died, Velma True’s world has been limited to what she can see while clinging to one of the multicolored threads tied to the porch railing of her home outside Echo, Florida.When a mysterious stranger appears at her door on her birthday and presents Velma with a special gift, she is rattled by the object’s ability to take her into her memories–a place where Joe still lives, her son Rudy is still young, unaffected by the world’s hardness, and the beginning is closer than the end. As secrets old and new come to light, Velma wonders if it’s possible to be unmoored from the past’s deep roots and find a reason to hope again.
This is a weird kinda strange book. I did not love it but I did not hate it either. At first I did not want to keep reading but I am glad I finished it. It took awhile to get into but the characters and plot are interesting. I am not sure how to describe it. It is not for everyone. If you enjoy contemporary stories with a little of a supernatural presence this is for you.
Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/Saints-Limbo-River-Jordan/product-reviews/0307446700/ref=cm_cr_dp_synop?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&pageNumber=2&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending#R3AJ6RP4JXMB2U
About the author:
River Jordan is a critically acclaimed novelist and playwright whose unique mixture of southern and mystic writing has drawn comparisons to Sarah Addison Allen, Leif Enger, and Flannery O’Connor. Her previous works include The Messenger of Magnolia Street, lauded by Kirkus Reviews as “a beautifully written, atmospheric tale.” She speaks around the country and makes her home in Nashville .
Random House link:
http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307446701&ref=externallink_wbm_saintsinlimbo_eaj_0408_01
1 comment:
I have this one on my TBR list.
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