A Long Time Comin' by Robin W. PearsonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
A Long Time Comin' is a story about family and the ties that bind and blind our journeys through life’s trials and tribulations. This author sure has a gift for clever untangling of truth - for that artful slow reveal you are yearning to see.
Central to this story are 1.) Evelyn, who is forced onto the road of self-discovery by a betrayal, and 2.) Evelyn’s cantankerous grandmother -- crusty old Beatrice. The reader cannot help but love them both.
The chapters are chockfull of insights on the complexities of multigenerational family dramas. You will connect immediately with the Agnew crew as every character is masterfully developed and rendered fully human and fully flawed. Anchored in Scripture, peppered with modern-day struggles, and flavored with Southern gentility, charm and grit -- as Pearson’s debut novel, she has complete control of her narrative. So impressive.
We all have baggage (!) and the Agnew are no exception. As the family suitcase gets unpacked, chapter by chapter, the reader is reminded that families are a lot like music, with some high notes and some low notes, to make a beautiful song.
“Granny B yanked Evelyn from her wading pool of sentimentality and threw her unceremoniously into the deep end of indignation.”
If everyone had a Granny B in their life, I’m convinced the world would come to its senses!
Two thumbs up for “A Long Time Comin’”!
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