I absolutely LOVED this book! After I finished it, I immediately wanted to read more about Tallie and her adventures in Eden. Anne D LeClaire gives us a little bit of everything; romance, family, friendship, career, travel.. you name it! And if you are a fan of Natalie Wood, you will REALLY love it, because Natalie is a prominent 'character' in 'Eden' I love that the book takes place in modern times, but it reads as though it takes place in the 50's. It has that small-town feel, and the thing I loved most about this book was how Tallie would describe things and people most notably, that someone was as 'Dependable as a ceiling fan.' Not sure what that means, but it has certainly stuck in my mind! PS: Tallie has a unique way of describing a certain regular event in her life... a phrase that women will find very useful!
actually I liked the story, the narration- very simple, lucid- the story unfolds from the view point of a young girl- there is continous slipping into the past…and returning to the present- her mother is dead, and she misses her mother terribly- she longs for her mother- and yet she feels her mother guiding her constantly- it is a kind of calm flowing story, in spite of a murder, and a bit of mystery hovering her mother’s past..and yet ..there is something very placid about the story flow… when I came to the end of the story it was like, I wanted more..
What do You think about Leaving Eden (2003)?
The story is narrated by Tallie (Natasha) Brock, the protagonist. She leaves in a sleepy little town called Eden (imaginary) in Virginia, USA. She narrates her life through her teenage years and her relationship with her mother, who passed away when she was just twelve. She maintains a rule-book where she jots down do's and don'ts, things she learned from her mother and ladies who come to the beauty parlour where she worked, and also the lessons she learnt she learned from her own experiences. View my full review at NatashazWords
—Natasha Borah Khan
