I am always in pure bliss when I come across great Historical Fiction. The Myth of Perpetual Summer by author Susan Crandall has been such a delight to read.
So many feels for everything about this book...historical fiction, a coming of age tale, topics touching on family dysfunction, dark secrets that keep resurfacing, the choices we make and the effects of those choices, heart break and scandal....it's such an expansive story of the James family and all the drama that surrounds them and their lives. Set in the 60's in a small southern town....Mississippi. Atmospheric...the writing style is so elegant...so rich...so full of striking facets of the time and the people. I can feel it...feel every moment of every part of that story. Drawn into the characters and their lives. So much detail...but not so much that the writing style is bogged down in any way. I read...and enjoyed it so much that I didn't realize that the story was coming to an end. Where did the time go??!!
It's a quick read to get through but not to say that it was an easy read. It's quick because it has a wonderful flow...because it is so interesting...it's hard to put the book down. Grab a glass of iced tea...sit in air conditioning....enjoy a well crafted read.
I received this book for free thanks to the publishers. I read this book enjoyably. I am voluntarily reviewing this book as honestly as I can.
So many feels for everything about this book...historical fiction, a coming of age tale, topics touching on family dysfunction, dark secrets that keep resurfacing, the choices we make and the effects of those choices, heart break and scandal....it's such an expansive story of the James family and all the drama that surrounds them and their lives. Set in the 60's in a small southern town....Mississippi. Atmospheric...the writing style is so elegant...so rich...so full of striking facets of the time and the people. I can feel it...feel every moment of every part of that story. Drawn into the characters and their lives. So much detail...but not so much that the writing style is bogged down in any way. I read...and enjoyed it so much that I didn't realize that the story was coming to an end. Where did the time go??!!
It's a quick read to get through but not to say that it was an easy read. It's quick because it has a wonderful flow...because it is so interesting...it's hard to put the book down. Grab a glass of iced tea...sit in air conditioning....enjoy a well crafted read.
I received this book for free thanks to the publishers. I read this book enjoyably. I am voluntarily reviewing this book as honestly as I can.