By turns wry and heart-rending, this first novel by up-and-coming North Carolina writer Nancy Peacock takes the form of an unvarnished reminiscence...
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Jun 30, 2008
Maria
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I just reread this lovely short book while I couldn't sleep this week.
Nancy Peacock, local to my area, writes lovely spare little books with a strong sense of place. Action follows character and each character is written so consistently and beautifully that her books seem to unfold like flowers instead of being a series of events.
Nancy Peacock, local to my area, writes lovely spare little books with a strong sense of place. Action follows character and each character is written so consistently and beautifully that her books seem to unfold like flowers instead of being a series of events.
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Jan 28, 2008
Jennifer
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This book was especially fun because it takes place in the Chapel Hill area. Easy to read but not fluff. Coming-of-age story in the 1960s, I think is what the description says. It draws you in enough to finish in one sitting. I like it because of the bittersweet ending.
I may try to read some of Nancy Peacock's other stuff.
I may try to read some of Nancy Peacock's other stuff.
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Nov 19, 2011
Melissa
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What a sad strange book. I started out not really liking it but then it started to grow on me. It had a good character and an interesting storyline.
Cedar was born in an old farmhouse to her mother and a man named Sol who had chosen her mother to have his baby. Her mother, still bereaved from the loss of her brother in the Vietnam war went along with the idea. But as the years passed and Cedar grew, she discovered that it was too hard to live with this pot smoking man who did nothing an More...
Cedar was born in an old farmhouse to her mother and a man named Sol who had chosen her mother to have his baby. Her mother, still bereaved from the loss of her brother in the Vietnam war went along with the idea. But as the years passed and Cedar grew, she discovered that it was too hard to live with this pot smoking man who did nothing an More...
Apr 08, 2010
Sarah
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A very quick read about a life as a hippie. I believe I read the book in about 2 hours. It felt like I was reading someone's diary...but more interesting.
May 22, 2011
Christine
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This was a nice surprise, as it was chosen by pulling a random book off the shelf & heading to library check out. Probably 3.5 stars.
Sep 14, 2010
Yasmin
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Picked this up because I enjoyed Peacock's memoir, A Broom of One's Own, and because it takes place on a commune. Good story. I would read more of her work, and now I want to read more about communes.
Feb 19, 2011
Rose
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I enjoyed this books, especially after reading A Broom Of Ones Own...I could see a lot of her own story woven into the book.
Very well written
Very well written
Mar 18, 2008
Justinia
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Jan 14, 2008
Jennifer
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I love this book! There are so many childhood connections in the pages.
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