Review: A Cinderella fable for the modern day
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 7, 2014
Persephone might be named for the Goddess of the Dead, but in little Rose’s eyes she’s a queen who needs saving by a valiant knight. Rose’s father, Mark, seems set to be that knight when he finds Persephone working at the church daycare center and asks her to babysit. But there’s a reason Persephone doesn’t want Mark to drive her home, and there are reasons she’s unsure about beginning a relationship. With so much baggage, most of it in the back of her broken-down car, Persephone can’t believe she’d be anyone’s favorite catch.Good fortune and bad follow Persephone. Her church employers lack foresight and empathy, but desperation leads her to a night club where kindness hints at genuine faith and the breath of life. Add lawyers, danger, a nicely-timed touch of mystery, and failed communications that never stay broken long enough to fray, and you’ll get the flavor of this fast-moving, unconventional romance.The story’s sweet, quickly-read, mildly sensual, and gently scary when things go wrong. The blend of worlds, rich and poor, is intriguing, and if romance blooms a little faster than real life demands, well, it’s fiction and it’s fun--an entertaining read for a cold dark night.Disclosure: I won an ecopy on a blog.