Midnight Lemonade

by Ann Goethe

Innocent, convent-educated Katherine Pierson makes a bold leap into life when she marries an older man, leading to difficulties with marriage, children, and a loss of self-esteem, difficulties that lead her to grasp at passion. A first novel. Reprint.

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Ann Goethe’s novel MIDNIGHT LEMONADE was a finalist for the Barnes and Nobel “Discovery Prize.” She is a published playwright; her poems, essays and short stories have appeared in numerous journals and magazines. She lives in Virginia on a peninsula encircled by the ancient New River.

Reviews

[Shawn Rossi · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have been forcing myself to go through the books I already have before buying any more. (Enough is enough!) ;)

I think my mother gave me this one, but it could have just been really cheap at a used boosktore. Books that really have nothing to do with their title REALLY irritate me. (She did reference midnight lemonade once, but it was so insignificant, I don't even remember its significance.)

I will say the book had some interesting moments/thoughts on motherhood and the constant conflicting emotions between the "me" and the "us" of any mom. And I did finish it. But it just never struck a chord with me.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good read, true to life. Innocent Southern girl raised in Catholicism is seduced by her professor who marries her. Three kids later, he is unfaithful, she drink, loses control, and loses kids. Needs to find herself.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book, i didn't like all the choices the main character made; but i liked the story.

[Maggie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too much yucky sex in this book for my taste.

[Hayley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love this title and I love to read debut novels!

[Annice · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting read.

[Samantha Greenya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very well written but the main character is a bit frustrating. I feel it's very real, though.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

I own this book and thought I read it over 20 years ago but I remembered absolutely nothing about it. That might seem like a bad sign, but I really enjoyed it this time around and found the characters engaging. It is a shame that Goethe hasn't written something else.