Review: A heartwarming story with a paranormal touch.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 6, 2012
It's always nice to step away from a book type and experience something different. I have found that amazing difference in Flying Lessons. Most of the books I love to read are very paranormal. Flying Lessons is a heart warming story with just a small touch of the paranormal, in the shape of ghosts, or "left over spirits".This is the story of Chandra Melken, who lost her mother in her teen years, leaving her to be raised by her father, Henry. Henry is bookish by nature and tends to be antisocial and get lost in his own world, making it tough to raise a teenager. Chandra is now twenty-nine and taking care of her father, who is sixty-six. Both characters live, and act, much older than their age. They are stuck in a life-rut. Henry still hasn't recovered from the death of his wife, the only sparkle in his dull world, and Chandra has spent so much of her life caring for her father she hasn't created one for herself.Both of their lives are about to change. For Henry, it's in the form of Rosa, their next door neighbor. Rosa's husband died a year ago and she still believes he's here, with her. Rosa and Henry begin to spend time together, helping each other to be social again, but can Henry compete with Rosa's husband. And is he still here, in ghost form?For Chandra it's in the form of a musician she meets one night out when she's trying to actively change her life. Zade teaches Chandra all the beautiful, and slightly different than what she is used to, things that the world has to offer. He helps her to open her eyes.When Henry and Chandra keep seeing Chandra's mother around the house they're not sure what to do. Can it be real? Why is she here now? Guess you'll just have to read the book to find out why! I was not paid for this review, all the opinions expressed here are my own and were in no way swayed. Thank you for taking the time to read. -Melissa