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Set in New England at the time of the American Bicentennial, The Way to Remember is the poignant story of a displaced young woman struggling to figure out who she is within the context of her hometown and the carefully masked dysfunction of her family. "Everything can be fixed by writing a check." Words to live by for Robin Fortune's wealthy father, until he can't buy her way back into college after she's expelled for dealing pot. Now he chooses not to speak to her anymore, but that's just one of the out-of-whack situations Robin's facing. At nineteen, she feels rudderless, working in a diner by day and sleeping with a buddy from high school by night - all so strange for her because she was always the one with the plan. While her college friends plotted how to ensnare husbands, she plotted a novel, which she scratched out into …

Set in New England at the time of the American Bicentennial, The Way to Remember is the poignant story of a displaced young woman struggling to figure out who she is within the context of her hometown and the carefully masked dysfunction of her family. "Everything can be fixed by writing a check." Words to live by for Robin Fortune's wealthy father, until he can't buy her way back into college after she's expelled for dealing pot. Now he chooses not to speak to her anymore, but that's just one of the out-of-whack situations Robin's facing. At nineteen, she feels rudderless, working in a diner by day and sleeping with a buddy from high school by night - all so strange for her because she was always the one with the plan. While her college friends plotted how to ensnare husbands, she plotted a novel, which she scratched out into a series of spiral-bound notebooks she hides in the closet. But now, there's nothing. No vision, no future, no point. In fact, the only thing she feels she has to look forward to is that her favorite author, Maryana Capture, is paying a visit to the local Thousand Words bookstore. Robin surmises that if she can convince Maryana to help her get her novel published, she'll finally get herself back on track. Except that life never takes a straight path in this intensely satisfying coming-of-age novel.

First published as 'Best Seller' in 2014.

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Stephanie Jane recenzis The Way To Remember de Martha Reynolds

A lovely novel

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I enjoyed reading this 1970s coming of age story which recounts a decisive year in the life of poor little rich girl, Robin Fortune. I felt that Reynolds really captured Robin well and made her a sympathetic character with whom I could identify, especially in remembering my own careless attitudes to other people at the same age. Robin comes across as much younger than her nineteen years at the beginning of this story and it was interesting to see her grow in maturity as the months pass. I did think that Robin's own writing would have a more central role whereas actually the focus is on her blossoming relationships and self belief. She begins to understand the value of genuine friendships and to see that shallow surface impressions often mask deeper traumas.

I thought Reynolds did an excellent job of portraying the historical details of the New England town at …

I enjoyed reading this 1970s coming of age story which recounts a decisive year in the life of poor little rich girl, Robin Fortune. I felt that Reynolds really captured Robin well and made her a sympathetic character with whom I could identify, especially in remembering my own careless attitudes to other people at the same age. Robin comes across as much younger than her nineteen years at the beginning of this story and it was interesting to see her grow in maturity as the months pass. I did think that Robin's own writing would have a more central role whereas actually the focus is on her blossoming relationships and self belief. She begins to understand the value of genuine friendships and to see that shallow surface impressions often mask deeper traumas.

I thought Reynolds did an excellent job of portraying the historical details of the New England town at this period. Her allusions to then-current music and films helped to set the atmosphere and I loved picturing everybody in their fashionable outfits! Robin's Mum particularly must have been quite a sight to behold! I was a little disappointed by the patriarchal moral tone of two particular storylines (which I can't be more specific about here for fear of inadvertently spoiling the plot) and felt that some narrative digressions weren't adequately enough explored to satisfy my curiosity, however these are minor points. Overall I thought that The Way To Remembrance was a lovely novel and I am delighted to have had this opportunity to read it.

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Historical fiction
Coming of age