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Lädt ... Queen Sugarvon Natalie Baszile
First Novels (314) Lädt ...
Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. I really wanted to like this. But despite interesting ideas and descriptive writing, the story itself falls flat. Too many random problems with convenient solutions, characters without depth or growth, and a structure that made me feel like I was reading a tv show. Shame, because there was a lot of *almost* that I really wanted to see developed. ( ) This novel is centered around family - after her father passes away, Charley inherits a sugarcane farm in Louisiana and with grim determination, she sets out to farm it. Charley's brother, Ralph Angel, is resentful of her inheritance without fully understanding the stipulations that accompanied it. As this book progressed, I liked Ralph Angel less and less and wished Charley would disengage with him completely. Overall, this novel had some great moments, but the pace felt too slow at times too. Charley's father dies and upon settling his estate, she finds he has sold all of his California income property and purchased a Sugar Cane farm with the stipulation that she farm it or turn it over to charity. Charley heads back to LA with her daughter Micha (who is a rude spoiled kid) and works to turn the farm into a profitable business, Her brother gets into trouble (as always) and heads to LA as well... Charley's Grandmother forces Charley to hire him and his unrepentant mean attitude, jealousy, & nastiness just causes his family even more problems. The ending is very improbable and most unbelievable. The book had a good premise, but it was flat and the characters unlikable. Charley's father has just passed away, and she is stunned to learn that he not only owned, but has bequeathed to her, 800 acres of sugarcane fields in Louisiana. A lifelong California girl, but of late feeling like she might be spinning her wheels, Charley packs up and accepts the challenge, heading to Cajun country along with her daughter Micah, to see her farm. Though there is a persistent, palpable sense of foreboding which accompanies scenes involving Charley's brother Ralph Angel, the overall mood of the novel is one of gritty determination — Charley is pretty kick-ass and gathers other strong, good people into her orbit in her agricultural efforts. The sense of place and local culture is also strong, which was interesting to me as I have only passing familiarity with the rural South. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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"A mother-daughter story of reinvention-about an African American woman who unexpectedly inherits a sugarcane farm in Louisiana. Why exactly Charley Bordelon's late father left her eight hundred sprawling acres of sugarcane land in rural Louisiana is as mysterious as it was generous. Recognizing this as a chance to start over, Charley and her eleven-year-old daughter, Micah, say good-bye to Los Angeles. They arrive just in time for growing season but no amount of planning can prepare Charley for a Louisiana that's mired in the past: as her judgmental but big-hearted grandmother tells her, cane farming is always going to be a white man's business. As the sweltering summer unfolds, Charley must balance the overwhelming challenges of her farm with the demands of a homesick daughter, a bitter and troubled brother, and the startling desires of her own heart."-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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