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| Me and Emma by Elizabeth Flock - 23 Feb 2008 |
| I've Read Them All, May 17, 2006
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By L. Quido "quidrock" (Tampa, FL United States) This will be on my list of favorite books read in 2007, August 30, 2007 By Ratmammy "The Ratmammy" (Ratmammy's Town, CA USA) - © Amazon.com I remember all the hoopla that surrounded this book a few years ago, but I never had a chance to read it until now. What really surprises me is that this was published by Mira, which some of you know is an imprint of Harlequin. It goes to show the variety of books that comes out of that publishing company -anything from straight romance to women's fiction to thrillers to African American fiction. ME & EMMA was the story of two sisters, Caroline and Emma, who suffer under the hands of their stepfather Richard, a man who married their widowed mother after their father was murdered by a burglar. The two girls are young, I believe six and eight years old, with Carrie being the older of the two. As Carrie narrates the story, the reader learns about the abuse that the two girls suffer under the hands of this man, while their mother seems to be emotionally detached from the girls, as she too is being physically abused often when Richard sees the need to slap someone around. The two sisters have their bedroom up in the hot attic, a place where they are often locked in by their stepfather. And while they are not in their room, there are various atrocities that are committed, in which most of the acts are done upon young Emma. Carrie has problems in school as well, but usually she finds her own way and fights back if she can. But it's Emma that is strong and can beat up bigger boys who try to pick fights with them. The news of a move far away to another state sends the girls into a panic, and they run away hoping to be left behind. But Richard finds them and the punishment he exacts upon them is so awful I won't go into it here. The sad part is that their mother does not defend them, but actually chastises them for angering Richard. The move goes on as planned, and Richard now works graveyard shift doing thankless work. The sisters deal with their new surroundings, in an area that is so rural that it takes some time to reach the next neighbors property. But they now live by a stream and trees and the great outdoors. Carrie begins to spend a lot of her time with an elderly cranky neighbor who takes her under his wing. Emma is soon left behind, as Carrie finds new friends at school and at home. But things of course continue to be difficult for the girls, as Richard gets into troubles in town and at work. The climatic conclusion caught me by surprise, as I did not see this coming at all. This ending pretty much makes the book what it is, a story of abuse and the resulting emotional traumas that leave their mark on these children. This ending also changed the perspective of what was really happening throughout the novel, as one will find out after reading that last chapter. This is definitely a five-star book and will doubtlessly be in my top 10 for 2007. This book does come with a warning, for those who cannot and will not read books about abuse, as the images are graphic. However, I found this to be a riveting story, and could not put down the book. ME & EMMA comes highly recommended. Listen to a sample Buy this audio book |
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