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A sad yet somehow uplifting book that chronicles the date rape of a small town cheerleader and its lasting effects on her and her family members, the Mulvaneys. The book is narrated by youngest son Judd, who doesn't quite understand what happened and tries to piece together how and why his family fell apart.
I'm not a huge fan of the author, but here she creates a realistic family and small town where date rape is hushed up (in 1976 at least); the reader feels compassion for the daughter and, to a lesser extent, her family who all have their own ways of coping. It's a book I'd describe as haunting. Highly recommended if you're in the mood for some cerebral reading.
I'm not a huge fan of the author, but here she creates a realistic family and small town where date rape is hushed up (in 1976 at least); the reader feels compassion for the daughter and, to a lesser extent, her family who all have their own ways of coping. It's a book I'd describe as haunting. Highly recommended if you're in the mood for some cerebral reading.
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