Thursday, May 17, 2007

The Untelling


I recently joined a new book club and the first book was on the reading list was The Untelling. I joined the Tayari Jones fan club last year, so I was more than happy to read it for the third time. If you are looking for an author to watch, add Tayari Jones to your list.

Synopsis:
When Ariadne was nine, she lived through a car crash that killed her father and baby brother. The tragedy left the surviving members wounded by rage and guilt. At 25, Aria has done her best to establish a normal life for herself, living in Atlanta and teaching literacy to inner-city teenaged girls. For the first time, she has people who love her and in whom she can confide. When she discovers that she may be pregnant, Aria is seduced by the promise of a normal family. Then everything changes in ways she never anticipated.