One of my very favorite parts was the childhood friend who'd had a crush on Joss when he was a little girl.
I think that was my favorite part of the book (I just finished it recently and had somehow missed this review on the comm, so I'm back here now). That one paragraph that starts "May sat back in her armchair. Josie looked so handsome playing that trumpet!" is so gorgeous, really makes you feel for this older woman who's spent her whole life missing out on what she wanted and is just now realizing what it was. And then the way it ends with the journalist writing down that May was upset because of the deception really drives home how huge the gulf between these people is, how little they're understanding of each other. I also really loved the chapter about Joss's mother.
I wanted to tell you I'm so glad I saw you mention this book on your journal because I probably wouldn't have picked it up otherwise, and it's been my favorite of the books I've read so far this year. So thank you!
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Date: 2009-03-29 05:51 pm (UTC)I think that was my favorite part of the book (I just finished it recently and had somehow missed this review on the comm, so I'm back here now). That one paragraph that starts "May sat back in her armchair. Josie looked so handsome playing that trumpet!" is so gorgeous, really makes you feel for this older woman who's spent her whole life missing out on what she wanted and is just now realizing what it was. And then the way it ends with the journalist writing down that May was upset because of the deception really drives home how huge the gulf between these people is, how little they're understanding of each other. I also really loved the chapter about Joss's mother.
I wanted to tell you I'm so glad I saw you mention this book on your journal because I probably wouldn't have picked it up otherwise, and it's been my favorite of the books I've read so far this year. So thank you!