Welcome to Litsy!

I liked these linked stories that all are somehow connected to Marty, sometimes as a main character but sometimes offstage or minor, from small child to adult. Imperfect (but relatable, sometimes) people, small town setting and complicated relationships. I checked this out on a whim from the public library when I was there picking up a hold on a book I have yet to start.

So the strangest thing has happened in that two books I'm reading are so similar to one another that I need to stop reading one ... but which one? Both are so good! Connected stories about a central female character who at least in the beginning are around the same age, rural setting.

Lunch reading and new glasses.

Weekend read.

This is a book full of characters driven by the certainty that there's just not enough love to go around. In the first chapter, I didn't blame April for wanting this kid out of her house. As the book wore on, I didn't blame the kid for growing up to be the kind of woman she is. Or I did. I blamed them, and then I forgave them, and then I blamed them all over again. But I never doubted them. Not for a minute. A definite pick.