Review: Good value...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 23, 2012
I was surprised that there were 3 books in one so to speak - very good value.Was not sure about the stories being told in the 1st person, however I got used to this and and they all flowed very easily, form disaster to depressingly hard times, extreme happiness to extreme sadness. While I really liked this collection, I did find myself asking why oh why do some people (not just women) not voice their questions (regardless of era or social situation!)Then sometimes the story would not have those extra twists and turns would they?? I prefer assertive or at least strong women characters - these 2 were very strong in some senses but in others - beaten and withdrawn perhaps or maybe just not that well rounded by the writer?Overall I did really want to know how things turned out and found pictures in my head of human suffering, the arrogant Southerners in the USA, amazing seascapes seen from lighthouses and above all family ties for better and worse evolve and settle.