Have you ever read one of those novels that’s more like interconnected short stories? One chapter focuses on Ken, who “farms in a slap-happy sort of way, working furiously for a few months, and then disappearing for a week or two. He doesn’t keep a cow, or fowls, because he says he likes to be able to walk out at any time. . .” This is not unusual behavior for Ken, “. . . for his sister tells us he once got down from a bus he was driving, left it standing there bulging with passengers, and was seen no more for six months.” So, we get to know Ken, and then in another chapter featuring a different resident of Lantana Lane he will be a secondary character. I love books that do this! Every character has a great backstory filled with personality, and the more you read, the more your interest and care in the novel builds.

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