Review: And the Whippoorwill Sang by Micki Peluso 2/10/2009 9:22:56 AM
A wonderful and poignant story of one family's love,laughter and loss. I've never been much into memoires, but I have to say, this story of one family's life had me engrossed from the moment I picked it up and started reading.
This is a story about one family's life, and I can relate to almost every incident in this tale. I almost split my sides when I read about some of the heroine's adventures. Have I ever run out of gas on the interstate? Or tried chugging up a mountain with a vehicle that wouldn't chug? Uh, yeah. Have I ever said, or heard anyone say "shut up I have to see where I'm going?" Uh, yeah.
The author shares her experiences with us and allows us into her family as though we were a family member. I feel as though I know this group and that they'd have gotten along so well with my own family.
One technique the author uses is the flashback into the past as she sits
waiting for the doctor to pronounce life or death for one of her precious children. A heart wrenching account. She uses present tense for the emergency scenes and past tense for the flash backs and, although I don't normally like present tense use, this worked. In fact, I couldn't imagine it done any other way.
I give this book five stars for an enjoyable and sobering look into the author's life.
