Monday, February 13, 2017

FALLING TOGETHER- FEBRUARY 2017 BOOK SELECTION

Marisa de los Santos, author of this month’s book selection is a favorite. I reviewed a book of hers in June of 2015 called, The Precious One. I go back to her novels again and again because of the excellent writing.

Falling Together is a novel about relationships in general and friendship in particular. Three college students, Cat, Pen and Will, form a bond of intense friendship. Due to circumstances, they separate geographically but not emotionally. A series of events bring them back in the sphere of each other’s lives in unexpected ways. The story is unique but beyond that, de los Santos has an uncanny and unflinchingly true eye for observation. While you don’t always like the characters and their reactions to situations and to one another, you appreciate the events as uncontrived and true to human nature.

Another facet this novel explores is how people change and grow over time. It shows how first impressions can be totally erroneous and actions misconstrued. People are rarely just one thing, evil, happy, asinine…whatever.  The evolution of learning about another human being can enrich us, be painful, illuminating and surprising. Good stuff.


Happy Valentine’s!

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