With fifty pages to go (and believe me, I wish there were more!) I can’t help but consider the back cover blurb and feel a bit confused:
Only Fleming, E.F.’s grandson, is pleased with the old man’s homecoming, but Fleming’s life is soon to careen down an unpredictable path hewn by the beautiful Raven Lee Halfacre.
For some reason, Raven Lee didn’t appeal to me; a rather sarcastic, self-centered girl from the first date with Fleming, though I warmed up to her a bit when I got to know her better, recalling such girls from my high school years–likely with some envy. But Fleming sort of cools off on her too it seems; the red-hot flush of wanting to be with her is sort of toned down real early in the game. At this point, he’s seen her maybe 3 or 4 times and after a close encounter of the wild kind at a drive-in, I’m not sure they’ve had sex yet.
There was also a statement made about things changing and it didn’t really seem to have the basis–though I can’t say much because now I can’t find it.
Certain things are coming together and the tension is building, and there are things that have settled into my mind that I’m still anticipating. But one thing I might say is that while I read nothing of reviews on book or author prior to a reading, this one back cover blurb has stayed in my head and as I near the last portion of the story I can’t help but get a bit anxious. Have I missed something? Is it up ahead?
The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology