![]() ![]() It is about a girl who is ‘medium’ at everything but stands strong in the face of adversity.Īlthough foreign to most of us, readers will picture living on the beach, seeing detritus floating on the ocean water, yearning to hear about news of neighbors and friends. It is about three best friends who care so much about each other. This Is the Story of You is a testament to people’s ability to survive and band together (especially in this current era of hate, fear and devisiveness). I realized after finishing This Is the Story of You that Beth Kephart creates wonderful main characters but extraordinary secondary characters: Old Carmen in This Is the Story of You and Estela in Small Damages (which you must read) come immediately to mind. ![]() It was Old Carmen who took in the strays–pets and people–kept the fire going, caught fish to cook and kept vigil. She threw Mira a life line that she could shimmy down. However, for some reason unknown to Mira, Old Carmen who lived on the beach during the ‘off-season’ and disappeared during tourist season, chose to rescue Mira. She woke up with the downstairs of her house flooded, dead fish floating in her kitchen, her second story deck alist and no way for her and Sterling, her recently adopted cat, to get their feet/paws on solid ground. ![]() Mira went to sleep listening to the rain and a strong wind. ![]()
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