The Grass Widow: The Grass Widow: A Novel

This was a fascinating story and the ending was an extremely satisfying shock. There were a great number of characters and it was a little difficult to keep track of who was who and what generation they belonged but they were all very realistic and familiar. It was a little slow moving but still readable and the end everything wrapped up nicely. I hope there will be more books on the very interesting Gail.

I had trouble keeping track of who was related to who, but it ends up not mattering too much. This is a very involved story with some very thought provoking things to say about how people conduct their lives. Betrayals, abortion, suicide, adultry, murder, homosexuality, terrorism... they all play a part in this story. And then there is the matter of ghosts...

I have to admit it was the cover of the book that caught my eye. Not always a good reason to buy a book, but in this case it worked out just fine. Sometimes an author can grab you and put you right into the story at the beginning of a book. Teri Holbrook does that with Grass Widow. The atmosphere of the story reminds me a little of Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop Café by Fannie Flagg. There is more than one mystery to be solved here and the characters involved in doing so are well developed and likable. I had a little trouble keeping the family members straight...who is who's cousin etc., but then I have that problem with my own family. I am pleased to have discovered another mystery writer whose future books I can look forward to reading