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Publisher: Penguin Books
Pub. Date: July 29, 2008
ISBN-13: 9780452289659
368pp
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Falling Under explores the
complexity of what happens after a child grows up with parents who are too caught
up in their own struggles to care for their own daughter. Mara Foster is used to having to care for her
alcoholic father and tiptoe around her heartbroken mother. As an adult Mara uses her
sexuality to push her demons away. She discovers a passion and success as an
artist. But Mara continues to struggle
as an adult after she experiences a tragedy. When she finally finds someone who just wants
to love her, she finds herself struggling to open herself up again. And there is that special someone else who she
is bound together with body and soul, by a dark secret.
“My skin, all at once, is like
an open wound, my insides a battlefield. There is no thought to trace it to, no
moment of warning before it happens, and yet I should have known I wouldn’t be
able to do this.
No matter what my heart begs,
my body will not let me love.’
Falling Under may sound like
it is all dark and dreary. But there are
lots of wonderful funny moments as Mara navigates through her life. I loved Mara’s character. Danielle Younge-Ullman’s
writing made me feel Mara’s heartbreak deep in her soul. Women will find themselves identifying with
her. Her best friend since childhood,
Bernadette is a wonderfully fun character. And then there are those two men competing for
her heart. When I reached the end I, found myself turning to the front cover
and then suddenly it all made sense. The
ending is amazing and I won’t say anymore because you will want to have the
experience for yourself. I highly
recommend Falling Under. There are
compelling subjects for discussion for book clubs, such as alcoholism, absentee
parents, and then that wonderful ending. Believe me, the discussions will be heated. I look forward to many more books from this
author.
Book Room Grade
B+
Review Posted: July 16, 2008
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