Review: EVERYBODY HAS A STORY...THESE ARE OURS by Audrey N. Lewis

Family relationships. Friendships. Finding our Place. This collection is a series of narratives exploring events, experiences and memories. Each short work, while unique, brings the reader in touch with the inner monologue of the characters bringing their reality to life. Mother, Father, Sister, Brother, Daughter, Son, Wife, and Husband – this book pulls together seven independent stories into a compelling, and thought-provoking anthology. While the focus is on the women – the men in these stories provide an interesting counterpoint. Readers meet: Lexi’s mom, as she struggles to understand her daughter; Abigail, now grown, remembering her nanny Chamele and the life lessons she shared; a sister trying to forge an adult relationship with a once-adored older sibling; a woman finding beauty in a place others have forgotten; another woman finding a true understanding of what holds meaning to her; Claire, the empty-nester and her “girls night out” group with an unusual twist, and Megan – lost but not forgotten. But don’t judge a book by its cover, in each story nothing is exactly as it seems.




My thoughts: Everybody does have a story.

"The Closet" was nothing but an ode to motherhood, relaying a tale of one woman's quest for a big family and endurances of raising children. Oh, brother.

I guess this is a collection of works--some are stories and others are some type of poetry. In all honesty, they weren't very interesting to read.  

 

My rating: 2 stars