Roseflower Creek: A Novel

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Author(s):

J. L. Miles

Label: Cumberland House Publishing
Publisher(s):

Cumberland House Publishing

Studio: Cumberland House Publishing
Manufacturer: Cumberland House Publishing
Binding: Hardcover
List Price: $20.95

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

"The morning I died it rained. Poured down so hard it washed the blood off my face."

Thus begins the story of Lori Jean, whose short life and death are woven into this poignant, heart-wrenching novel set in the rural South of the 1950s. Told from the point of view of ten-year-old Lori Jean, a sensitive dreamer of a child who longs for a "normal" family, Roseflower Creek is raw with the emotions of a child burdened by the harshness of her life. Abandoned by her father when she was five, her world is filled with a self-absorbed mother who can't seem to hold her life together and an abusive, alocoholic stepfather who can't-or won't-keep a steady job. Yet Lori Jean is filled with the curiosity and hope common to all children.

After Lori Jean's stepfather , Ray, begins attending AA meetings, he seems like a changed man, and Lori Jean begins to think that finally she and her mama are going to experience some long-overdue happiness-be a real family. But tragedy strikes anew, and Ray, unable to cope, returns to the bottle and his shiftless ways. Fired from his job at the cotton mill, he resorts to stealing, and when Lori Jean uncovers his secret, things begin to spiral out of control. Unable to keep silent, Lori Jean pays the ultimate price for what she knows.

Poignant and bittersweet, Roseflower Creek is a story of the loss of innocence. Told with an honesty and authenticity that only a child narrator could achieve, it is a remarkable first novel that will move readers with profound emotions and haunt them long after the last paragraph has been read.

"Finally, we was gonna be a family. Have ourselves some happy times to look back on. Git ourselves one of them futures-just like regular folks."

Customer Reviews

Simple Story with much heart

I'm not sure I completely understood the voice of the main character. Although she's a trailer park kid .. her voice read alot older. Some of her choices of words and the way she analyzed what was going on around her seemed way beyond her years. I'm not sure I understood why she stayed suspended in time, after her death; allowing the reader to go from scene to scene through her. It caused the story to lose some believability for me. The good of the story far outweighed these observations, I would recommend for a quick read.

One that stays......

This novel is absolutely wonderful....it is one that you will never part with ..... you will keep Lori Jean close to your heart and never forget the beautiful and tragic pages of the story as it is told so perfectly by our 10 year old little friend.....Please do yourself a favor and READ this book as soon as you can get your hands on it!! It is one for the ages!!

Roseflower Creek Book Review

This was a fantastic read!! I couldn't put it down and finished it within 12 hours! (I should have been sleeping...) This story will break your heart and you will fall in love with Lori Jean. This was a fabulous book that I would recommend to any avid reader.

Excellent!

This book is not only a page turner, but it pulls you into the characters. It is well written and a must read!

Roseflower Creek

This book was a page turner! I finished it in two readings - couldn't put it down until I found out what happened to Lori Jean. This story is very sad but well worth your time. I definitely recommend it.

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