This book reads like a memoir, but is a novel. Told by Tillie, as a young woman about to give birth and as her 8 yr. old self, it's the story of a family gripped by mom's inability to cope with the realities of military life, motherhood and being a housewife and the secrets they all must keep. ...
I wanted to love this book, and at times I almost did. It was like trying to be friends with someone who is obnoxious but doesn't mean to be, which is exactly how I'd describe the main character. I felt for her and could empathize with her, but I wanted more growth or self awareness, and just did...
I LOVED THIS BOOK! It kept you guessing from the very beginning. This is a book about a little girl named Tillie who basically grows up without a mom. Her mother doesn't understand thing like normal people do and stays away from her very judgmental husband. Her mother Mara tries to poison Tillie ...
The houses were not identical as they were when we lived on base, but instead had colorful shutters, sun porches, bay windows, gardens full of roses and fruit trees, and the smell of chlorine coming from the backyard pools. During those first weeks, we’d traded in our station wagon for a Volvo, a...