MY REVIEW:
Although “Beyond Molasses Creek” was beautifully written and included several compelling characters, I was never fully engaged by it and just wanted to finish reading it so I could write this review. The fact that I am the same age as Ally and have spent my life in the South did not help me to identify with her. I just could not relate to her obsession with Vesey. He seemed like a very nice person but he never gave her any indication that he wanted to be more than friends. Perhaps the fact that he was off limits made him all the more attractive to Ally.
There were two major components to this story that were confusing until near the end of the book. It was not at all clear to me how Ally in South Carolina related to Sunila in Nepal. Everything became evident before the book ended but was nevertheless confusing for quite some time. For my own personal taste, there was just a bit too much jumping around from one time period to another and from one character to another. I am sure that reminiscent stories like this appeal to some but they are just not my cup of tea.
The author did make some excellent points about judging others who are different through the racism experienced by Vesey and the caste system that Sunila suffered under. Another lesson taught by “Beyond Molasses Creek” was to not let your past define you but to move on with your life.
This book was provided for review by LitFuse Publicity.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Three lives are bound by a single book . . . and the cleansing waters of Molasses Creek.
Having traveled to the ends of the earth as a flight attendant, Ally Green has finally returned to the Lowcountry to bury her father as well as the past. But Vesey Washington is still living across the creek, and theirs is a complicated relationship—he was once her best friend . . . and also part of the reason she’s stayed away so long. When Ally discovers a message her father left behind asking her to quit running, it seems her past isn’t through with her yet.
As Ally’s wandering spirit wrestles with a deep longing to flee again, a young woman on the other side of the world escapes her life of slavery in the rock quarries of Nepal. A mysterious sketchbook leads Sunila Kunari to believe there’s more to her story than she’s ever been told, and she’s determined to follow the truth wherever it leads her.
A deep current intertwines the lives of these three souls, and a destiny of freedom, faith, and friendship awaits them all on the banks of Molasses Creek.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Nicole Seitz is the author of several critically acclaimed novels – The Inheritance of Beauty, Saving Cicadas, A Hundred Years of Happiness, Trouble the Water, and The Spirit of Sweetgrass. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Journalism, and also has a degree in Illustration from Savannah College of Art & Design. Her paintings are featured on the covers of her books. Visit her at @NicoleSeitz, Facebook and www.nicoleseitz.com for more information.
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