When I read Nick's 'Time in a bottle' I didn't know what to say. He crafted a rich tapesty of four generations of family life complete with betrayal, death, pain and ultimately forgiveness. Not something I could ever do, and to be honest not something I enjoyed reading. Don't get me wrong it was well written, but it was a painful read.
With 'Somehow, Someway' he's done it again. This time taking rape as the central theme for the emotional destruction of a family. I'm not a father (surprise, surprise), and we don't have guns over this side of the pond: but if I was, and we did, I'm not so sure I'd have been as controlled as Bob.
I like stories about butterflies, elves and the weird. 'Somehow, Someway' wasn't, so I can't say I liked it. I can say it was well written, powerful, and I read it more than once.
Camy