The Lemon Grove

I would have given this book only one star. I gave it two only out of respect for the talent in the writing. The author does a masterful job of describing setting, smells, micro-expressions and painting the picture of this story so delicately that I can close my mind and envision all characters and setting. It was a book that took you travelling with it. As the mother of a teen boy I could not get past the basic content. I know just how YOUNG a boy if that age is. Despite the title character calling him a man and reading into his actions. This all struck me as distasteful at best and smacks of pedophile actions at worst. The main idea around which the entire novel is built was simply a hurdle that no great writing could make up for. If the young man were even a few years older it would have made a difference in my review.