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California Girl : A Novel (Parker, T Jefferson)
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Atmospheric, intimate and a southern California epic
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A girl is at the center of this disciplined and well-paced story of life, death, family, and truth. The impact of the life of little Janelle Vonn is larger after her gruesome death, than it was during her free-wheeling, sad, and searching short life.
In a story that captivated me because of its vivid descriptions of the land, sky and sea, the people of all kinds who occupied the territory south of L.A. in the questing, combustible and frantic time of the 1960s. California Girl matches its, on one level the rather ordinary lives of the main characters, with a story that lovingly renders the big impacts of its characters small but extraordinary moments and twists of fate as little else I've read.
The realistic, honest, empathetic, and struggling--in their souls and their hearts--Becker brothers are center pieces of this complete mystery, but more importantly, they are presented as lives with depth and are well rewarded characterizations. Mistakes are made, they are acknowledged, some are rectified, some are lived with, and some are redeemed. Such is human life.
This novel has lots more in it than simply a fast-paced, airport thriller. It contains characters who this reader increasingly cared about the more into the book I got.
I think this story might appeal more to guys than gals, but gals will enjoy the respectful and caring rendering of all the characters, including the wives, girlfriends, mothers, and daughters who populate this enriching saga. For people who care about people as individuals, rather as stereotypes, this is a story for you.
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