Review: Another Point of View in Brief
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 30, 2012
Ann Mauren has created a set of unique characters in a story that she intends to tell from the viewpoint of each of her main characters. Having writtenMayne Attraction: In The Spotlight, telling the story from the point of view of young Ellery Mayne, the Louisville teenager in love with one man while being pursued by another, Ms Mauren now has provided us two short stories, one each from the point of view of the two men. Barefoot Heroine: A Mayne Attraction Short Story tells us some of the story from the viewpoint of Ash, the man Ellery Mayne loves. Now Tentative Tourist: A Mayne Attraction Short Story tells how she met Grayson, the man who is pursuing her.Like the novel and the short story preceding it, Tentative Tourist takes its focus on Ellery Mayne as an unexpected influence on the life of the protagonist-narrator of these short stories that are previews of the novels to come. Ann Mauren's craft gives us, at once, a unique story-telling experience while making us glad that we have entered the world of this remarkable young woman, Ellery Mayne. And although the intended audience is clearly young adult, older readers such as myself will not regret entering this world. And note the attention to the physical details of Ann Mauren's stories -- this lady did her homework thoroughly and it shows throughout. This is altogether a delightful story and I am looking forward to the novels from which the short stories were taken. Brava, bravissima to a master story-teller.