Review: Review by Scarlett Jensen of the kindle edition of Finding Home by Jacky Weger
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 10, 2014
The first edition of this book was published in 1987  with title "Eye of the  Beholder".  The digital edition was published in January 2014. Jackie Weger has put her books on the virtual bookself. She has been writing for the past 30 years. The reader meets the characters of this well seasoned writer whose mature storytelling depicts witty, clever dialogue in an unique speec, stemming from Chaucer's Elizabethanism 200 years prior as adapted through 6 generations by the secluded tribe of swamp settlers in America. The setting chosen for this story is the tiny fishing village of Bayou, La Batre, Alibama.The protagonist Phoebe, 24, beams with her ancestors' sharp wit, intelligence,  strong will.  With her pride and independent spirit, as out of work cotton mill girl, she takes the road to find home for her two younger siblings. She commits to work and experiences life with a reluctant  host who is a junk yard owner.Gage Morgan owns home and land but has a bruised ego as a result of a failed marriage. Phoebe's attraction for the man creates moments of intimacy and seductive magic. He appreciates the family spirit and order Phoebe brings to the household, but he feels tricked as she digs into his soul with her strong willed grip. The author uses a playful scarcastic dialogue which delights the reader. The reader sees how Morgan's vulnerability and loneliness melt away.The reader is also offered " a mindscape of  visions" while she describes the thoughts of Phoebe on how she tracks down " the man and his house which is for her "a treasure  trove of good things. Does her feminine power win? Simply  a search for harmony.Scarlett Jensen author of The Angel with Burnt Wings