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Excellent, emotional read. This stand-alone story covers more than 20 years. It is easy to follow, sometimes difficult to read due to the emotions both written and what the reader experiences.
Excellent dialogue. Thought-provoking, informative, useful and humorous.

Spoiler: the catalyst for one of the worst times in Claire and Roan's life is the fault of her family. The blame falls squarely upon her parents and her relative that should have stopped driving years ago. Everyone was well aware the woman should not be driving. Her parents refused to protect Claire. In fact, they actually threw her to the wolves by forcing her to go with the woman.

Lesson: do not allow, or force your loved ones to ride with drivers who should not be on the road.

The hardest memories are the pieces of what might have been.

Josh, who was in Vietnam, wrote home to Brady, who was a senior at Dunderry High, Don’t even think about enlisting. There’s nothing patriotic about this s***.

I had heard enough about his notorious habits to know he was the shame of the Delaneys. That might explain why his boys, Harold and Arlan, were so mean. Embarrassment makes some people use hatefulness as a protection.

When I was older, I understood that the McClendon sisters were poor, uneducated, and abused. But at seven I only understood that they aroused both pity and disgust in my family. Polish those feelings with well-intentioned religion and you get charity.

I may re-read this story. I look forward to other works by this author.


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A Place to Call Home A Novel Deborah Smith 9780553578133 Books Reviews

I will be thinking about Roanie for a long time. He is one of those characters you feel like you really know because they are written so well. This book is so dang tragic it broke my heart many times over but I couldn't put it down. This really wasn't a romance novel, it is a love story. Love between a little girl and a wounded boy. I wanted more between Roan and Claire as adults, and the rediscovered connection. I also didn't buy that Roan stayed away from Claire so long, he knew she would have accepted him and protected Matthew, that was what he loved her for, her unwavering courage and championing of the oppressed and mistreated. 20 yrs was too long to be believed in view of his connection with her. All in all, a compelling book and well written enough not to be forgotten amidst the busyness of hectic lives. 4 stars because Roan and Claire's reunion and rekindled love could have been more memorable.
"I planned to be the kind of old Southern lady who talked to her tomato plants and bought sweaters for her cats."

How can you not love a book that starts out like that? And Smith keeps it coming. Her descriptions of characters alone had me in stitches. But even then, her book is full of little surprise one liners.

I laughed through Part one. Claire is a piece of work as a kid. Pink and frilly on the outside, sharp and intuitive on the inside. It all comes out uncensored like most any smart, spoiled little girl with four older brothers. And on top of it she's southern. If I was her mother, I would be speechless, too.

Part two got more serious. But how could it not after the violent ending of part one and the violent beginning of part 2? You see bits and pieces of the little girl Claire as she puts herself back together and works to figure out her life and where everyone fits.

Another reviewer said that Smith is a writer. I absolutely agree. I feel like I have to go back and read it again just to catch all the levels of meaning I missed the first time because I was so emotionally involved in the characters. This is the fourth book I've read by Smith A Gentle Rain, Crossroads Cafe, On Bear Mountain. All good. All definitely worth the read. I already have another of her books on my list to read soon. What a find in an author.
A love story, yes, with unforgettable characters. Roan will steal your heart. But this book is much more profound than that. The author's depiction of place is the real heart of this story, and you will wish Dunderry were a real place. And even her off-the-cuff remarks about the world we live in, through the mouthpieces of her characters, are articulate and profound. I'm going to read every other thing she's written.
I enjoyed this book more than many I have read lately. There is a lot of story to it. The author does a good job of making you feel for the characters. A young boy shunned because of his upbringing; a precocious young girl who recognizes the good in him and won't givve up on him; she brings him into the fold, but circumstances changes everything and it takes twenty years for them to come together again. I am simplifying here, but there is a lot of story to their lives in that twenty years and how they work through the changes they have made in becoming adults.
I loved this book. Claire falls in love with Roanie when she's five years old and he's ten. It's a coming-of-age story in a small town in Georgia, a Romeo and Juliet remake with love between the (good, ethical) family who pretty much owns the town, and Roanie, poorer than poor, who lives in Sullivan's Hollow with his psychotically abusive father. It was rich with regional details, the characters were believable, relatable,and suitably complex. The outcomes were very satisfying. In fact, I reread the last several chapters three or four times, savoring the way Deborah Smith wrapped it up. I do enjoy her books. One ding on the story there's way too much historical background and I skimmed a lot of that. The story was great without it, IMO. Still, this was a very enjoyable read, and I will continue to look for more books from this author.
Excellent, emotional read. This stand-alone story covers more than 20 years. It is easy to follow, sometimes difficult to read due to the emotions both written and what the reader experiences.
Excellent dialogue. Thought-provoking, informative, useful and humorous.

Spoiler the catalyst for one of the worst times in Claire and Roan's life is the fault of her family. The blame falls squarely upon her parents and her relative that should have stopped driving years ago. Everyone was well aware the woman should not be driving. Her parents refused to protect Claire. In fact, they actually threw her to the wolves by forcing her to go with the woman.

Lesson do not allow, or force your loved ones to ride with drivers who should not be on the road.

The hardest memories are the pieces of what might have been.

Josh, who was in Vietnam, wrote home to Brady, who was a senior at Dunderry High, Don’t even think about enlisting. There’s nothing patriotic about this s***.

I had heard enough about his notorious habits to know he was the shame of the Delaneys. That might explain why his boys, Harold and Arlan, were so mean. Embarrassment makes some people use hatefulness as a protection.

When I was older, I understood that the McClendon sisters were poor, uneducated, and abused. But at seven I only understood that they aroused both pity and disgust in my family. Polish those feelings with well-intentioned religion and you get charity.

I may re-read this story. I look forward to other works by this author.