Shem Creek by the same author as the last book, Isle of Palms, which, by the way, ended as colorful as it began, is the latest book choice. A friend and I were at the library on Saturday and decided to give it a try. I spoke to her yesterday and she's about a hundred pages in to my, at the time, 20. Well some 16 pages later, I've met Linda Breland, her daughters college-bound Lindsey and highschool junior Gracie of New Jersey and her very neat sister Mimi who lives in Mount Pleasant. I've also briefly met Heaven restaurant owner Brad Jackson and sous chef Louise where Linda will be working in Shem Creek and have heard about, but have not met Loretta, Duane, Fred & Patti.
The cast of characters are relateable and funny. Looks like another good tale from the low-country.
As for Sag Harbor, Colson Whitehead, I'll be picking this book up tomorrow. I do plan on visiting MV at the end of the year so perhaps this book, although set in the 60's, will lend itself to more than how things were, but perhaps how they still may be speaking of places to go and things to see. I'll hold my thanks to the person that suggested the book until after I've read it.
I'll leave you with that as I curl back up in my shawl and comfortable chair, I'll dive back into Shem Creek.
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Okay, I had to take a break and actually get some work done. But page 42 kinda het home
..."Maybe one of the reasons Mom wanted us to move to South Carolinawas to get all of us out from under the thumb of Dad's endless insults. It wasn't only about money, really, it was about being considered in someone else's life. And it was about your father loving you and wanting to take care of you"...
I likes, I likes.
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