I lent this book from the library primarily because of how thin it was. It was around 120 pages. And with a good cover. And its a known fact that i am a sucker for good covers. Anyway i looked closely...it was a book by Truman Capote. I had so much about him i thought i should read him. And i did read...the book is good.
Its about a 17 year old girl Grady McNeil's summer in New York in the 40's. Her rich socialite parents have gone to France for the summer but she says she wants to spend the summer here in NY all alone. Her sister and parents are not thrilled but they agree to her. Grady has a reason to want to stay back. She is in love with Clyde Manzer who is a war veteran and now a parking lot attendant.
This book is about that summer,how it changes the lives of everyone around Grady.
As usual, i googled the book and came up with an interesting tidbit of info. Apparently, Summer Crossing was the first book by Capote. But the manuscript was stolen and it never got published till 2005.
The book is passionate....a lot of things work for this book..the heat of that summer, Grady's age and struggle with love, the potrayal of Manzer and his family, all this makes the romance between the couple overwhelming...and the incidents at the end believable.
Good read. I plan to read more of Capote.
Its about a 17 year old girl Grady McNeil's summer in New York in the 40's. Her rich socialite parents have gone to France for the summer but she says she wants to spend the summer here in NY all alone. Her sister and parents are not thrilled but they agree to her. Grady has a reason to want to stay back. She is in love with Clyde Manzer who is a war veteran and now a parking lot attendant.
This book is about that summer,how it changes the lives of everyone around Grady.
As usual, i googled the book and came up with an interesting tidbit of info. Apparently, Summer Crossing was the first book by Capote. But the manuscript was stolen and it never got published till 2005.
The book is passionate....a lot of things work for this book..the heat of that summer, Grady's age and struggle with love, the potrayal of Manzer and his family, all this makes the romance between the couple overwhelming...and the incidents at the end believable.
Good read. I plan to read more of Capote.
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