Review: A fine parable
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 15, 2013
"Follow The White Pebbles", by Lillian SummersA five star review by Dorothy A. Bell"Follow The White Pebbles" as the title implies, is a fairy tale, but a modern, contemporary fairy tale. Our lost and forsaken princess is a poor, misused, abused young woman who has known only the rougher, harsher, survival-of-the-fittest side of life. Tough as nails, our princess is loyal to the family she was dropped into. She is beautiful beneath the grime, but she's been sold the idea that, as a female, she isn't worth much.Our princess wasn't born into poverty and grime, she has a set of wealthy, affluent parents who have never given up the dream of finding their lost child. When those parents find the princess, they don't understand why she rejects, even resents their largess. Thinking they are doing her a big favor, they take her out of the back alleys and grime and try to force wealth and comfort upon her, indoctrinate her into joining them in their lifestyle.Our princess is not impressed with all her new found luxuries, and refuses to be something she is not--she is not a vain, self indulgent debutant, she is a ragamuffin, straight out of the gutter. She is outraged to discover that upon her birth, her parents promised her hand in marriage to the son of a friend of her birth father. To protect her family, the people who stole her as an infant from her birth parents, she agrees to the marriage.The shallow groom, a playboy, our handsome prince, although thoroughly disgusted and dismayed to find his bride to-be no more than a dirty street urchin with attitude, is determined to wed the alley cat to garner access to his family's fortune.The union is fraught with embarrassment, hard feelings, discoveries and enlightenment. "Follow The White Pebbles" is a parable, a story with a life lesson, which suggests that one has to walk a mile in another's shoes before passing judgment. As in all good fairytales, there is a happy ending, a satisfying ending. Thank you, Lillian Summers for an enjoyable read.