Harmony Blue got pregnant as a teenager before she was able to properly care for a child. She gave her child up for adoption. Years later, she becomes a successful talk show host like Oprah. She is constantly in the public eye. Yet her longing for her son, leads her to hire a private investigator to look for him.
She goes to shoot her show on location in Key West where she is reunited with some figures of her past. The unfolding of these relationships as each character comes to terms with their lives is the heart of Reunion.
The writing in Reunion is lovely and literary. This story is driven by its characters and their many decisions, choices, and pasts. It got off to a bit of a slow start for me due to that, but once I was into the story, it went much more quickly. I cared about what happened to each character and longed for peace for their souls. The ending certainly does bring some of that, though maybe in unexpected ways.
This is a great read for the early lazy days of summer.
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May 25th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
I enjoyed this book as well, especially its literary nature. Nice review!
May 26th, 2009 at 5:33 am
I haven’t read this one yet but I read Souvenir by Fowler and loved it. It had the same type of writing you mentioned here, lovely and very literary. I’ll definitely read this one as well.
May 26th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Many thanks for this wonderful review! I’m delighted to know that you enjoyed the book. More importantly, I’m so pleased that you cared about the characters, their welfare, and their outcomes. It’s everything an author could want.
Best wishes–
Therese