Between Here and April
by Deborah Copaken Kogan
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Author: Deborah Copaken KoganEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2008-10-07
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 277
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Book Reviews of Between Here and April
Book Review: Disturbing Biook
Summary: 4 Stars
When I started reading this book, I thought it was going to be more of a mystery. The main character began talking about this childhood friend, April, who disappeared in the 1st grade and she never knew what actually happened to her. It sounded like we were going to unravel the story which in a way she did but it ended up being more of about her and their intertwining lives. I know I would never have chosen this book if I really knew how dark it was but once I was in it, I couldn't put it down. I kept thinking we might find out something really interesting about April and her mother, Adele. But there never was any tremendous insight into their lives other than a discussion of postpartum depression and the dark places it can lead you. I remember reading "She's Come Undone" which was another very dark book but I really enjoyed it because it had redemption in it. I didn't find that in this book. It was just plain dark and frankly, depressing for me. I believe she was right on some things she disclosed on motherhood, it's not always all it's cracked up to be but it certainly is not the darkness portrayed in this book. Or maybe I just connected with some of disappointments with motherhood I have experienced now that my children are grown. I'm not sure but I did appreciate somethings and some I found myself asking, "Why am I reading this book"? I think it is well written and thought provoking and probably good for a discussion group. Be prepared though, it is dark and you will need some light from time to time to get through it.
Summary of Between Here and April
When a deep-rooted memory suddenly surfaces, Elizabeth Burns becomes obsessed with the long-ago disappearance of her childhood friend April Cassidy. Driven to investigate, Elizabeth discovers a thirty-five-year-old newspaper article revealing the details that had been hidden from her as a child: April's mother, Adele, drove with her two young daughters deep into the woods where she killed first them and then herself.Elizabeth, now a mother herself, tracks down everyone?Adele Cassidy's neighbor, her psychiatrist, her sister?who might give her the insight necessary to understand how a mother could commit such a monstrous crime.
Elizabeth's investigation leads her back to herself: her compromised marriage, her demanding children, her increasing self-doubt, her desire for more out of her own life, and finally to a fearsome reckoning with what it means to be a mother and wife.
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