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Thursday, January 24, 2019
Quirky and Compelling, Jackson's Novels Are Always Winners in My Book
5:33 AM
(Image from Barnes & Noble)
Despite my tendency to overwrite and overshare when I craft them, I generally like to write my own plot summaries for the books I review. In some instances, however, the professional version is done so well that I don't even bother. Case in point: Between, Georgia by Joshilyn Jackson. This says everything you need to know about the novel in one succinct, but intriguing paragraph:
Nonny Frett understands the meaning of the phrase "in
between a rock and a hard place" better than any woman
alive. She's got two mothers, "one deaf-blind and the
other four baby steps from flat crazy." She's got two
men: a husband who's easing out the back door; and a
best friend, who's laying siege to her heart in her front
yard. And she has two families: the Fretts, who stole her
and raised her right; and the Crabtrees, who won't forget
how they were done wrong. Now, in Between,
Georgia, a feud that began the night Nonny was born
is escalating and threatening to expose family secrets.
Ironically, it might be just what the town needs...if only
Nonny weren't stuck in between.
I've enjoyed every book I've read by Jackson and Between, Georgia is no exception. It tells a poignant story, but one that's filled with humor, heart, and hope. Like Jackson's other novels, this one is filled with unique, interesting characters doing unique, interesting things in a quirky, atmospheric Southern town. The plot skips along at a steady pace, making Between, Georgia a hard-to-put down saga. In traditional Jackson style, this story hits on themes like identity, tradition vs. new ideas, and the true meaning of home and family. Although this one isn't my favorite of Jackson's (that would be The Almost Sisters), I really enjoyed it.
(Readalikes: Reminds me of other books by Joshilyn Jackson, including Someone Else's Love Story; A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty; and The Almost Sisters. Although sassier, Jackson's novels also remind me of those by Karen White and Anne Rivers Siddons)
Grade:
If this were a movie, it would be rated:
for language, violence, and sexual content
To the FTC, with love: I bought a copy of Between, Georgia with a portion of the millions I make from my lucrative career as a book blogger. Ha ha.
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