Published: Sep. 09, 2011
Words: 81,060 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781466010017

Short description

Kane is the story of rural poverty, the power and the impotence of family, the premium our society places on beauty, the sadness that comes with the realization the economic ladder is more difficult to climb than we imagined and how far we'll go to escape. Yet it is also the story of patience and perseverance, the time we need to embrace, understanding, truth and the importance of family.

Extended description

Carl Kane is a simple and unassuming man raising his family in the house in which he grew up, still struggling to pay the bills and provide enough food and warmth to keep his family safe. He wants for little more than those quiet moments of bliss we all cherish. Yet for a tumultuous two months leading to the new year peaceful reflection, even a simple breath, prove illusive. After years on the edge his wife Lily begins to lose faith, the despondency of the life they've led, the inability to change the circumstance, the fear and guilt over failed motherhood, is more than she can bear. His youngest daughter Beth, disconnected and sullen, sharing her hated mother's angst, is pulling ever farther away while his eldest daughter Audrey, wonderfully beautiful and charming, throws a light so blinding few can understand or recover from its glare. His boys, Andy and Cary, are only now learning how the world regards their reflection - poor, shabby and wretched - while he moves to reassure befo.. (Read more) Carl Kane is a simple and unassuming man raising his family in the house in which he grew up, still struggling to pay the bills and provide enough food and warmth to keep his family safe. He wants for little more than those quiet moments of bliss we all cherish. Yet for a tumultuous two months leading to the new year peaceful reflection, even a simple breath, prove illusive. After years on the edge his wife Lily begins to lose faith, the despondency of the life they've led, the inability to change the circumstance, the fear and guilt over failed motherhood, is more than she can bear. His youngest daughter Beth, disconnected and sullen, sharing her hated mother's angst, is pulling ever farther away while his eldest daughter Audrey, wonderfully beautiful and charming, throws a light so blinding few can understand or recover from its glare. His boys, Andy and Cary, are only now learning how the world regards their reflection - poor, shabby and wretched - while he moves to reassure before they internalize the hurt. Through the sickness of a dear friend, the rekindling of an old family friendship and a deft touch he's unsure he any longer possesses, Carl will try to navigate the narrow corridors of his life in search of the answers to heal his family's wounds, and his own.

It is the story of rural poverty, the power and the impotence of family, the premium our society places on beauty, the sadness that comes with the realization the economic ladder is more difficult to climb than we imagined and how far we'll go to escape. But it is also the story of patience and perseverance, the time we need to embrace, understanding, truth and the awareness that family, no matter how broken, may very well be the only thing in this life on which we can gain a firm grasp.
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Tags

mental illness, psychology, marriage, family, christmas, small town, poverty, thanksgiving, growth, community, working class, poor, new year, rural america, bullying issues

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Review by: Stephanie Chioldi on Oct. 19, 2011 :
I found this to be such a great story. Very well written. Really shows the struggles of a lower middle class family and how many different factors affects their lives and relation to eachother. This books strikes up many powerful emotions as we see the family struggle to accept their life the way it is and to see the joys they do have.
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