A teenager comes of age in the shadow of an alcoholic mother in Eleanor Kriseman's debut The Blurry Years.
The young woman lives on the fringes of Florida society, and dips in and out of various dangerous situations; an ill-advised road trip with her mother to Oregon begins to tip the scales in her favor, but their return to Florida leads to the breaking point.
Although I didn't think Kriseman's novel broke any new ground, I liked the storytelling, with a good feel for time and place. The characters are complex and the novel ends with a respite of sorts, but with no easy answers. I'm curious to see what Kriseman would write next.
This novel was sent to me by Two Dollar Radio, and I read it quickly.
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