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Book Review of Labor Day (P.S.)

Labor Day (P.S.)
Labor Day (P.S.)
Author: Joyce Maynard
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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This was a truly original novel about a young teenage boy living with his reclusive, divorced mother and their chance encounter one Labor Day weekend with a man named Frank Chambers. They form an idyllic family unit that fulfills Henry's need for mentoring and Adele's need for love and romance. As this tender story unfolds, the reader learns the painful reasons behind Adele's strange behavior as well as Frank's story. Labor Day weekend comes to an end, but its effects are everlasting.