Such a Nice Girl

by Carol Egmont St. John

With Lily Woodhouse Carol St. John has given us a voice at once recognizable, yet entirely original. Lily is a small town girl with a simple life, perched on the verge of the future. When her family begins to fracture she finds an unlikely ally in Strange, a boy with little left to lose. But it's when Lily meets Marshall, known as Brother Barry at the small church he runs in a nearby town, that life comes rushing at her. With her quirky insights and gentle sense of humor, Lily is the kind of girl you root for and wish you could spend time with. Luckily you can, in the form of St. John's exquisitely rendered novel. Christopher J. Anderson Executive Director, Eastern Point Lit House Gloucester, Massachusetts Carol St. John has written a book that poignantly describes a young woman's awakening of passion, the loss of innocence and a family's confrontation with secrets too long held. A must read. Glenda Martin Bookwomen St.Paul, Minnesota

364 pages, Paperback

Published March 1, 2017

Reviews

[Lee Delamater · Rating 5 out of 5]

By getting to know Lily Woodhouse, you may get to know yourself. The story of a young woman becoming an adult in a small New England town in the late 20th Century, it is a touchstone of a tale. The quaint town of Purgatory has its gentlefolk with their generations-old wisdom. Yet, probably the biggest fact of life which is also, at times, the most uncomfortable, is the fact that life's changes are inevitable. The lives of the characters of this book change as surely as do the Vermont seasons. When doubt enters one's mind, it is perhaps a sign that greater knowledge is at hand and that life provides choices that may not have been previously imagined.

[Paige Sfura · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kept waiting for it to get better & it never did