Review: Beautiful book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 15, 2014
"September Again" by Hunter S. Jones is a beautiful, bitter sweet and also magical novel about love and redemption.Zelda wishes her mother had been someone else, someone her father loved, but who died tragically 21 years ago. She rejects her mother and moves to the South of the US to get away; but her mother has her own truth to tell and follows her daughter.The story is cleverly told, in wonderfully poetic prose, with great insight into the mindset of all characters. It unwraps gradually with some excellent scenes, holding the reader in a tight grip of emotional involvement and with unexpected turns of events and revelations.Jones shows with masterful empathy how we are prepared to hurt the ones we love and those who mean us no harm. The family dynamics, again happening in September, bring redemption to the characters, who struggle through the novel with awkward truths and difficult to fulfill, if not impossible desires.A section of poems is perfectly placed into the stylish narrative that also includes some great diary entries, allowing for different angles, reflection and new perspectives.The September series started with a strong opening, establishing a unique style of story telling, and this sequel has not let its predecessor down. A wonderful piece of poetic fiction.