Title:
Ramshackle
Author:
Elizabeth Reeder
Publisher:
Freight Books
Published:
April 2012
ISBN:
978-0956613578
Rating:
4/5
The
cover on this is reflective of the content of the book, as a rather bleak scene
is overlooked by a lone teen.
Roe
is twice abandoned. Her mother left her
with her father when she was very young…and now Roe wakes up to find her father
has abandoned her, with no reason or note to say why.
I
found this to be extremely poignant. Roe
has to cope with not only being a teen, which can be really tough going at
times – but also with being abandoned yet again. I got a real sense of who Roe is and her
emotions. The ending was completely
unexpected and was a devastating blow to the gut. It was also very sad when a property which
had been left to Roes father got torn down, and Roe was powerless to stop it…it
isn’t until after she finds out it could have been saved.
For
a debut book, this is stunning. It has a
lot of emotional themes, with a very strong storyline and characters. My favourite character is Roe. She has to accept her life, and find a way to
keep going regardless of the madness which is going on around her. In many ways this forces her to grow up piece
by piece.
Book
synopsis:
Roe is like any other
fifteen year old suburban Chicago
As Roe tries to find out where he is and why he left,
her past unravels, revealing secrets and lies that will change her future
forever. This is a beautiful novel about abandonment, identity and
self-discovery in the harshest of circumstances, set in suburban Chicago
Source – Many thanks Freight
Books, a copy was received in return for an honest review.
1 comment:
Sounds like the book cover really does say an awful lot in this case! Very bleak.
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