Review: Bringing it to the table
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 2, 2014
What do you get when you open a book by Ellen Harger? It's more than words, it's a banquet of eloquent language that encompasses characters you can relate to and feel for. Harger's first novel opens up in a Midwestern town with a woman who's seemingly gone off the deep end. While Whitney's situation might be a little removed from what most women would do, she does what a lot of desire--she starts again somewhere else. While it looks like she's got it all under control by opening herself up and taking chances at her job, on the inside, she's still searching for her place in the world. Enter the good-looking firefighter/singer who makes her happy,  renewed--however tumultuous--friendships with girls she knew in college, and the potentially life-altering words "the condom broke".I was at once convinced I was settling in for a happily-ever-after (and I won't tell you that you're not), but there are enough twists and turns in this book to make me keep flipping pages. Harger kept me wondering what was next. Will Leah *ever* stop being a child in a woman's body? Will Sadi let her walls down? Will Whitney find her sunny spot in the world?It's beautifully written, the dialogue is witty and engaging, the characters are entertaining, and it's a nice reflection on friendship, life, and dealing with the things that might leave you feeling as though you're not strong enough.