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Me & Emma (Paperback)

by Elizabeth Flock (Author)

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Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Mira; Reprint edition (Mar 1 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778322858
ISBN-13: 978-0778322856
Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2 cm
Shipping Weight: 273 g

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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"I got handed lemons, too, y'know—but I learned how to make lemonade with them.... No one ever told me I had to add sugar but that's life for you. It ain't sweet." That's the jumbled and unforgiving logic that drives Flock's (But Inside I'm Screaming) second novel, a punishing Southern family drama that tries to achieve To Kill a Mockingbird–grade poignancy by heaping tribulations on its child narrator. The novel starts off sweetly, with the smalltown antics of Carrie, a scrappy Scout-like eight-year-old who's always accompanied by her younger sister Emma. Carrie dreamily darts back and forth between her rough-and-tumble present (abusive stepfather, unloving mother) and the happy memories of her dead father, creating a bittersweet picture of her life in Toast, N.C., spiked with colorful Southern language and some feisty supporting characters. But journalist Flock soon loses control of her meandering story and this Southern slice-of-life disintegrates into narrative chaos. The action moves "slow as a crippled turtle," as Carrie's Momma would say, and down-home charm fails to camouflage the creaky, roundabout chronology. After nearly 300 pages of rambling drama, the twist at the end is revealed so haphazardly that it will probably bewilder readers more than surprise them. Sugarcoated it ain't, but instead of delivering profundity, Flock's tough love turns poor forsaken Carrie into a caricature.
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Carrie, an eight-year-old narrator wise beyond her years, lives with her six-year-old sister, Emma, her mother, and her stepfather, Richard, in a small North Carolina town. Carrie fondly remembers her Daddy, a carpet salesman who was killed in a robbery. Richard is his opposite: an often-unemployed alcoholic who abuses Carrie and Emma as well as their momma. But they are dependent on him as he moves them across the state when he finds a sawmill job. With a seemingly indomitable spirit, Carrie perseveres, making friends at her new school, avoiding blows from both parents whenever possible, and seeking solace with an elderly neighbor who senses her isolation and introduces her to guitar picking and target shooting. Various other adults see the signs of abuse but never take the steps necessary to stop it, leading to a violent denouement that seems preordained. Deftly capturing the hidden thoughts of an emotionally bereft child, Flock's haunting second novel, reminiscent of Kaye Gibbons' Ellen Foster, is not soon forgotten. Deborah Donovan
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5.0 out of 5 stars HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!,, Oct 14 2006

By	Heather Marshall Negahdar "SUGAR-CANE" (Bridgetown, Barbados) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

"Tell me what's going on honey--" her voice is practically begging me to cry. "You can talk to me."
I gulp and say, "Nothing's going on ma'am."
"I've half a mind to come on out and talk to your parents."

This book was my introduction to Elizabeth Flock and I must say that I was not in the least disappointed. Fast paced, the author brings us into the lives of the Parkers and their two daughters Carrie and Emma. After the death of their dad, the Parkers are forced to live up to he expectations of their mum's new husband and stepfather Richard, a drunkard and control freak.
The story told through the eyes of eight year old Carrie the older of
the children remained daring and courageous, and kept you guessing what could possibly be the outcome of this dysfunctional family. It is impossible to read this book without being touched, but you will be more so when the book ends and you are shocked out of your wits. And that shocked is with a capital S. Nothing is ever what it seems.
Highly recommended!!
Reviewed by Heather Marshall Negahdar (SUGAR-CANE 14/10/06)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good book! Great ending!, Jun 30 2006

By	Kay (B.C. Canada) - See all my reviews

I almost didn't finish reading this book, it was pretty slow moving throughout but I kept on going and I'm glad I did. By the time you have finished this book you're glad you read it. I think it would make a wonderful movie. I recommend the book but don't stop till you're done.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best, Mar 16 2005

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"ME & EMMA" captures the world of two sisters - young girls. Like most siblings, their differences outweigh their similarities, but one thing binds them - their dependence on their unstable mother. The relationship-driven book is intense and emotional, deserving to be in the fine company of "MY FRACTURED LIFE, " "THE KITE RUNNER," and "SPEAK SOFTLY, SHE CAN HEAR."

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