Sugarland a novel eBook Joni Rodgers
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As children, Kit and Kiki Smithers performed as the Sugar Babes of Sugarland, Texas, singing at county fairs, talent shows, and any shady gig their talent agent mother, Vivica, was able to book. Now those glory days are long gone, and the sisters cope with all the usual challenges and frustrations of young mommies.
Kit is comfortably married to Mel, a gentle, salt-of-the-earth mechanic, and has begun to explore her knack for trompe l’oeil and tole painting. Kiki longs to return to the stage, daydreaming of escape from her abusive husband Wayne. She finds the strength to leave Wayne at least once a year, but has yet to stay left. Now she’s pregnant for a third time and determined to start over before the baby is born.
As Kiki's life collapses and Kit's life is suddenly shattered, the sisters recall an old story Vivica told them when they were little girls a story about sisters and monsters, mothers, goddesses, and a series of seemingly impossible tasks whereby a girl, betrayed and broken, finds her way out of the underworld into the light.
This PMA Benjamin Franklin Award finalist by bestselling author Joni Rodgers, is a modern retelling of the Psyche and Eros myth, a verdant novel about resilience, forgiveness, the struggles of sisterhood and the seemingly impossible task of loving.
Praise for SUGARLAND
“Every character in this novel resonates with life. This talented author knows how to bring pen-and-ink people to flesh and blood fulfillment…poignantly authentic.” Southern Living
“Alternately wrenching and humorous…Rodgers’ strength is her knack for realistic characters who show their faults unselfconsciously, and a womanly wise, laugh-through-tears appreciation of life.” Publisher’s Weekly
“Richly appealing…” Library Journal
“Bittersweet…priceless…” Chicago Tribune
“Pure charm…compelling…full of humor and compassion. Sugarland is a delight to read, and Rodgers is a terrific discovery.” Tampa Tribune-Times
Sugarland a novel eBook Joni Rodgers
Grab this book, and sit down for a slice of life. You will find a bit of everything in this book, just as we find in life. There was a touch of almost every emotion known to us, and you felt them along with the sisters. The fears and uncertainty of dealing with an abusive husband, the ennui of being wife and mother, problems and joys with children, Mom, and in-laws. The characters are familiar, but not predictable. They are people we've met, and people we know, but with a touch of whimsy at times and at other times a touch of tragedy that shapes the person they have become. I was caught up in the story enough that I felt I was reading about people I know.The author's style is to change from one POV to another, also changing the locale, and the time frame, so I often had to figure out who I was reading about, and re-read to get comfortable in the current scene. And with dreams and flashbacks thrown in without warning, I sometimes felt disoriented, and had trouble 'catching up'. I finally learned to just keep reading. The confusion would clear up, the questions would get answered, and throughout, the story does flow in its own time and its own way.
Some grammar/spelling/fact errors, but not severe. I didn't try to track them, so someone else would need to do the proofreading. But one glaring error was a child having a temp of 202.7
Names and nicknames galore, to the point of confusion. Many of them are similar, which compounded things. It is a poor reading habit of mine to often see the first few letters, and assume a name. With a Kit and a Kiki, I was forced to pay better attention.
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Sugarland a novel eBook Joni Rodgers Reviews
What an excellent glimpse into mundane lives. What an incredible commentary on deep topics. It's not something I thought I would love, but oh how I did.
I had read all the reviews, and respectfully disagree with the person who found it so "soap opera-like." I thought it portrayed the characters so realistically that I felt like I knew them. The author knows her craft for sure. As for so many things happening in these interconnected lives, I have known families who have tragedy after tragedy hit them like a hail of bullets. I tried to forget the "partial spoiler" that the displeased reviewer wrote. I had to find out for myself if this book was as bad as she said. It wasn't. In fact, I'm giving it 5 stars.
I read this and I did enjoy it. It was a quick read, I didn't need to think too much so it was a perfect "escape book" for me. The story itself is similar to a tornado - it tears through your life and leaves its mark.
Yes it does read a bit like a soap opera as one reviewer pointed out but I will not fault the work or the author for this. Clearly these were parts of the whole story, which I found necessary. I only wish that it could have been longer. I realize that the work needed to end, I just was left feeling like the character in OLIVER TWIST "More please?"
4 stars purely because of the "Chris Carter" style (X-Files reference) ending...
It is a tornado of a tale.
I purchased this book Feb 1, 2012. It is now 230am Feb 2, 2012 and I'm already done with the book! That should speak to how I literally could not put the book down (except when I had to for eating, school and work) From the beginning, the unusual style and lyrical quality of the story within the story drew me in and garnered my attention. The depth of the characters and the issues were also remarkable. I must say, one of the reasons I loved this book so much was because the characters actually felt real - at points, I could imagine my own sister, friend, mother behaving, thinking, feeling these very things. At other points, I was annoyed, shocked, upset at the characters for one reason or the other. The point is that I truly felt like the characters were very human, in the sense that they tackled the universal issues of women - marriage, motherhood, what it means to be a daughter, lover, mother, sister, feeling torn between obligations or responsibilities or desires to oneself versus others. At the same time, the characters were not cookie cutter images, they had conflicting and contradictory aspects of their personalities (like we all do) and their own special quirks and unique qualities (which is what truly make us human, isnt it). I saw the characters struggle with growth versus retaining what they felt to be their essential identities, and felt that I could understand, empathize and respect their struggles, even if I didn't always like their attitudes/thoughts/actions, and to me, that is the essence of a great book. Being able to see and feel the characters come alive and at the end of it, wish they were still somehow going on. I will definitely be re-reading this book and recommending it highly!!
This modern retelling of the Psyche and Eros myth, is also a realistic look at the life of two sisters. Both were local celebrities (child stars) in Sugarland Texas, a town right outside of Houston. When the story begins, both sisters are now housewives, still living in Sugarland. Their marriages are not what they use to be. Though they have very different difficulties in their marriages, both of their marriages are stifling them at this point and they don't know what to do about it. This is a story of self-discovery and growth. The sisters find out what they are really capable of and what they really want out of life.
The author, Joni Rodgers, was herself a child performer, born into a family of bluegrass/gospel musicians. From those days, she has grown up and gone on to become a New York Times bestselling author. The book, Sugarland, was a PMA Benjamin Franklin Award finalist.
In Sugarland, Joni Rodger shows her skill at writing emotion. She's crafted an earnest and heartwarming novel, and at times a tear jerker. I cried at parts of the book. The characters are fleshed out and you have to keep reading to find out what happens to them. The story is an emotionally compelling page turner. I highly recommend it.
Grab this book, and sit down for a slice of life. You will find a bit of everything in this book, just as we find in life. There was a touch of almost every emotion known to us, and you felt them along with the sisters. The fears and uncertainty of dealing with an abusive husband, the ennui of being wife and mother, problems and joys with children, Mom, and in-laws. The characters are familiar, but not predictable. They are people we've met, and people we know, but with a touch of whimsy at times and at other times a touch of tragedy that shapes the person they have become. I was caught up in the story enough that I felt I was reading about people I know.
The author's style is to change from one POV to another, also changing the locale, and the time frame, so I often had to figure out who I was reading about, and re-read to get comfortable in the current scene. And with dreams and flashbacks thrown in without warning, I sometimes felt disoriented, and had trouble 'catching up'. I finally learned to just keep reading. The confusion would clear up, the questions would get answered, and throughout, the story does flow in its own time and its own way.
Some grammar/spelling/fact errors, but not severe. I didn't try to track them, so someone else would need to do the proofreading. But one glaring error was a child having a temp of 202.7
Names and nicknames galore, to the point of confusion. Many of them are similar, which compounded things. It is a poor reading habit of mine to often see the first few letters, and assume a name. With a Kit and a Kiki, I was forced to pay better attention.
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