Finished Sa 8/13/16
This is a library book that I took out because I loved my copy of EVENING NEWS.
Set mostly in a suburb of Madison, WS
The Keller Family; narrated by youngest daughter, Suzanne. She's beginning the fifth grade when the story starts. Her sister, Bonnie, is four years older. Father, optician; mother, housewife.
The story begins on the eve of Kennedy's election, and rapidly changes due to his assassination. Suzy's mother, Helen, is enamored by The Kennedy's and his death destroys her life. I guess the novel could be seen as how that single event wiped out the placid Eisenhower Years and ushered in the turbulent 60's.
Cat- Jack
Dog- Jackie
Smoking becomes Helen's raison d'etre.
The move into the Keller's first suburban home is riveting. Product names are spot on and invoke memories if you are of that age.
Deteriorating marriage that's not really anyone's fault. People change and this is rarely seen in literature. Usually there is one to blame or bear the brunt of the breakup.
I loved this novel so much that I'll probably buy it on Amazon (a penny plus postage). I'm surprised this author is not more widely read. She's primarily a short story writer and a teacher of fiction writing.
amazon page-
https://www.amazon.com/Paper-Wings-Marly-Swick/dp/0060928379
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