For the coffehouse shelves

RELEASE NOTES:

somewhere on shelves....

RELEASE NOTES:

somewhere on shelves....

RELEASE NOTES:

somewhere on shelves....

Yes, I found it somewhere on the shelves in Old California Coffee House! I'm looking forward to reading it!

I enjoyed the story-within-a-story more than the main story, mostly because I found the life of Sparrow/Susannah/Mima much more interesting than that of Sadie Hunter. Sparrow's life as a Native American girl forced to adopt to white culture, and the effect it had on her, is easier to have empathy for than Sadie's life as a mean, messed-up, but not unredeemable person. Although Sparrow was considered a "savage" by those of European descent in her new community, she was much more of a lady than the white-skinned but foul-mouthed Sadie.

I like the idea of completing circles in both the stories. Sparrow and Mr. Sammy complete the circle of their relationship, and Sadie and Carlos return to Sadie's beginnings in the story land of St. Augustine.

Don't skip No Shapshots in the Attic: A Granddaughter's Search for a Cherokee Past at the end of the book. It is a very interesting note about the author's own family and helps the reader to better understand the novel. In fact, I'd recommend reading this part before the novel.

RELEASE NOTES:

Left it on the Bookcrossing shelf.