Beach Heart

The Chair Comes Too! Yes, the title of this review is a reference to a minor yet great element of this particular tale, one that I can relate to a great deal. In this case, the chair in question is where our lead was sitting when she found out some momentous news, at a point where she was at her lowest. In my own case, my grandmother had a bench on her front porch for years that she or I would sit on while we talked as she smoked her cigarettes - and that very bench now sits in my house. For both of us, these furniture pieces come to serve as a reminder of both devastation and healing, of fond memories and the moments they were ripped away - but ultimately, of a strength neither of us knew at the time that we possessed. And yes, this book also serves as a great introduction to Greene's style for those who have never read her books before as well as a familiar voice telling a new story with some wrinkles we don't always see even from Greene herself. Truly an outstanding book, one great to read on a beach somewhere if you get a chance - or anywhere else if you don't. Very much recommened.