The author of Without a Backward Glance asks: What does it take to be a good woman--and what does it take from you? Susanna Greenfield has given her all to being a good daughter, sister, wife, and mother. Somehow, she's maintained her profession as a college art teacher, as well as rearing two headstrong teenagers and nurturing a twenty-year marriage to Gerry, a confident, ambitious architect. She's also the eternal peacemaker between her pretty younger sister Angie, former junkie turned born-again Christian, and their strong- willed mother, Jean. Just when Susanna is struggling to revive her creative career, a devastating accident rips apart the fabric of her world, exposing secrets which threaten to destroy both a marriage, and a life. Plumbing the rich emotional vocabulary of faith and betrayal, loyalty and forgiveness, Trust is the story of a woman's challenge to find her self.
Well, Kate Veitch has side-stepped the ogre-under-the-bridge who assails second time novelists. Not just side-stepped but thumbed her nose. This is an eminently readable novel for all the right reasons especially the dialogue. But also the spareness of the writing and the writer's patent "love" for her characters. None of this comes easily but Veitch has submerged the hard work and made it seem effortless. There are so many books to read and so little time but I suggest you find a quiet patch and try reading Trust in one delicious gulp.
Genre bending
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
I watched this novel being created, but still I couldn't stop reading it start to finish in its published form. I'm in awe of Kate's ability to write flowing, addictively engaging prose, while delivering subtle and complex insights into every one of her 10 significant characters. She crafts a gripping plot within which each of those characters grows and reveals their separate self in response to a tragedy and its aftermath. Fellers, it's not just for gals either.
A perfect sunday morning curl up and stay in bed book.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
Veitch's ability to craft different character voices is compelling. Trust has a tight plot that doesn't meander; every word and scene contributes to the overall narrative. One feels overwhelmed with the insatiable need to turn the page!
Delightful
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
This novel is a deliciously easy read, with rounded characters who resonate, in the style of Joanna Trollope and Anne Tyler. Nathaniel Hawthorne said: "Easy reading is damn hard writing." "Trust" bears that out.
Deliciously intense and delightful!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
A beautifully crafted novel....one to live in, side-by-side with exquisitely drawn characters I came to know and love, cheering them on right to the delicious, intense end.
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