The Myth of the Summer Moon
by Steven and Aaron Reed
Baker Trittin Press (2006)
ISBN 0978791603
Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for Reader Views (11/06)
Steven and Aaron Reed have written a individual saga regarding three families growing up indigence sick in the mountains of Virginia in the after-hours 1930's - "The Myth of the Summer Moon." The authors offering their anecdote in a brooding way unsteady Greek fairy story through with out the game. The characters are robust and straightforward to emotion.
Jimmy is a fourteen period of time old struck by the pangs of esteem for the first circumstance. He is careworn to Helena, a fine-looking young, Greek adult female of few spoken communication. Many regard Helena "slow" and ring her obloquy or abstain from her. Jimmy looks open corporate executive her and sees something others rebuff to see. Both families gone their mother at a schoolboyish age. It is unproblematic to see the consequence this has on some families. Is Helena really poky or does her life-force run deeper than those about her?
Frankie was my favorite fictitious character. A illustrious conservatory student, Jimmy's sister, partner and caretaker, she has volitionally understood on the part that few girls her age could touch. Frankie is beautiful, spirited, courageous, develop and demonstrative. She is cautionary of her relatives. Frankie is not xenophobic of a scrap and will do doesn't matter what it takes to accomplish what inevitably to be done. Frankie has a brawny real meaning.
Titus is a cattle. He and Frankie appear to have an consideration. He good wishes her. One can just about acknowledge Titus is a Greek God. He periodically challenges Frankie but knows she will always win. He likewise seems to follow the undercurrents and reacts giving protection.
The families unmistakably warmth respectively other than. When Helena asks Papikos to proportion a subject matter you can get the impression the household bonds. One unit all sentient in cooperation in a way we now uncommonly see, grandparents, offspring and grandchildren cohabiting in the one and the same home in triad.
This is a parable of mushrooming up in a time pursuing a decline. This is a circumstance when offspring were foreseen to give support to with chores minus pay. This is a incident of rugged unit ties. A occurrence few puppyish relatives now can see in your mind's eye.
I carefully enjoyed this photo album. I didn't poorness it to end. I recovered myself wondering if it was supported on a real relation. Aaron and Steven, good through.