En route to college in the summer of 1975, sensible seventeen-year-old Amy gets stuck in smalltown Colorado when the 1958 Pontiac Bonneville Sports Coupe driven by her insufferable tiara-toting mom, Francie—former Queen of the Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, Corn Festival—surrenders to a mortally wounded transmission.
It doesn’t take long to realize that thirty-three-year-old Francie is out of money and in no hurry to let go of her daughter, so the two unpack indefinitely. Amy finds work at a funeral home, a place where her unlikely Christian faith can work itself out among the town’s young and old, geeks and jocks, hippies and clergy alike.
Trying not to judge her mom’s serial boyfriend escapades, Amy ends up in a tragic love triangle herself which gives both mother and daughter the chance to do some real growing up. But in a surprise twist, their road to healing still has many miles to go in 2008 as they travel back to Sleepy Eye in that old ’58 coupe.
It was realistic to me in that not everything was wrapped up and tied with a bow at the end. This is a Christian fiction book.Vicki of Reading At The Beach hosts A-Z Wednesday, this week's letter is "Q".
12 comments:
This one is new to me. And a good one for Q.
Sounds like an interesting book.
This sounds like a really interesting book. I always like visiting you. Thanks
I tried reading this book a couple of months ago, but finally gave up. Here is my "Q" book.
I think it sounds like an interesting read and if I see it in the library I'll probably check it out.
Another great read!!
Thanks for playing this week!
This sounds like a book I'd enjoy. Mine Q is here:
http://weboftyranny.blogspot.com/12/z-wednesday.html
Hey, I was 17 the summer of '75 too! I'll have to check into this book!
Here's my Q book, if you want to have a peek.
:-)
==lennie==
Great sounding storyline and perfect pick for the letter Q! I loved seeing your newer posts about the challenges you are doing for next year. I am very tempted by the Winter Reading Challenge and may have to look at that one further. :)
*smiles*
I've seen this one a few other places and thought it looked good. Great review :)
This sounds like a sweet story. Good review.
def adding it to the tbr list
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